Traffic pile-up in England: at least two dead

Updated: 13:32, Thursday, 28 March 2002

At least two people have been killed and many more injured in a motorway pile-up in England involving over 100 vehicles.

Motorway pile-up, Began with collision in thick fog Motorway pile-up, Began with collision in thick fog

At least two people have been killed and many more injured in a motorway pile-up in England involving over 100 vehicles. The accident happened on the M40, south-east of Oxford.

Police said the series of crashes began when a motorcycle and a van collided in thick fog.

A section of one carriageway of the road has been closed, and up to 20,000 vehicles are said to be stuck in a traffic jam.

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