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Multiple-vehicle collision

{{Short description|Road traffic accident involving many vehicles}}

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A multiple-vehicle collision (colloquially known as a pileup or multi-car collision),{{cite news|last=Abel|first=David|title=On busy travel day, black ice led to massive pileup in Worcester|url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2013/12/02/icy-roads-lead-vehicle-crash-worcester/oYuQa0J96S8qRykY1a9AyM/story.html|access-date=2013-12-03|newspaper=The Boston Globe|date=2 December 2013}} is a road traffic collision involving many vehicles. Generally occurring on high-capacity and high-speed routes such as freeways, they are one of the deadliest forms of traffic collisions. The most disastrous pileups have involved more than a hundred vehicles.

Terminology

A chain collision can be defined as "an accident involving three or more vehicles in which one vehicle has only rear impact damage (i.e., the "lead" vehicle); one vehicle has only frontal damage; and all other vehicles have frontal and rear impact damage (these are the "middle" vehicles)".Report No DOT HS 807 076, THE EFFECTIVENESS OF CENTER HIGH MOUNTED STOP LAMPS, A PRELIMINARY EVALUATION, March 1987, Charles J. Kahane, Ph.D., Office of Standards Evaluation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Washington, D.C. 20590

Statistics

= British statistics =

In Great Britain, statistics are available on the number of vehicles involved in crashes.

  • In 2013, there were: 42,487 single-vehicle crashes, 82,429 dual-vehicle crashes, and 13,744 crashes involving three or more vehicles ({{#expr:13744/138660 * 100 round 0}}%) for a total of 138,660 reported crashes. In crashes with three or more vehicles, there were 228 motorists killed and 19 pedestrians killed.
  • In 2020, there were: 25,730 single-vehicle crashes, 57,392 dual-vehicle crashes, and 8,077 crashes involving three or more vehicles ({{#expr:8077/91199 * 100 round 0}}%) for a total of 91,199 reported crashes. In crashes with three or more vehicles, there were 200 motorists ({{#expr:200/1114 * 100 round 0}}% of all motorists) and 17 pedestrians ({{#expr:17/346 * 100 round 0}}% of all pedestrians) killed.Department for Transport statistics, Reported Road Casualties Great Britain Annual Report 2020, RAS40004 Reported accidents, vehicle user and pedestrian casualties by severity and combination of vehicles involved, Great Britain, 2013

= American statistics =

In America, statistics are available from the Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS).{{Cite web |title=Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) {{!}} NHTSA |url=https://www.nhtsa.gov/research-data/fatality-analysis-reporting-system-fars |access-date=2024-07-22 |website=nhtsa.gov |language=en}}

  • Between 2005 and 2021, there were 138 fatal crashes that involved at least ten vehicles.
  • Crashes involving more than ten vehicles are over 100 times more likely to result in the deaths of at least five people compared to fatal crashes involving fewer than five vehicles.{{Cite web |last=Craft |first=Hunter |date=2024-01-25 |title=[Study] How Dangerous Are Multi-Vehicle Pile-Ups? |url=https://www.craftlawfirm.com/news/study-how-dangerous-are-multi-vehicle-pile-ups/ |access-date=2024-07-22 |website=Craft Law Firm |language=en-US}}
  • More fatal pile-ups occur between 7 a.m. and 8 a.m. than during any other single hour. However, the most frequent time for these accidents is during the transition from late afternoon to early evening, with one-third of the pile-ups happening between 2 p.m. and 7 p.m.

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Causes

Pile-ups generally occur in low-visibility conditions as drivers on freeways are following too closely and unable to adjust to road conditions.

Chain-reaction crashes can also occur in conditions of good visibility, when black ice or other road hazards are encountered unexpectedly as drivers round a curve or crest a hill.

Multiple vehicle collisions can also occur when a third vehicle is too close to an initial collision to avoid hitting one or both of the vehicles. Due to the high traffic speeds on the road, if one car develops a problem and suddenly halts, ones behind it cannot stop in time and may hit it. Considering that these roads often have high traffic volumes, more cars are forced into braking and skidding, darting into other lanes and in front of other traffic; more vehicles become involved, creating a chain reaction effect.

Determining the cause of such collisions is difficult for investigators and it is often impossible to tell if negligence caused the crash. In spite of their frequency, little formal research has been done in the United States regarding their causes.{{cite news |first1=Larry |last1=Copeland |first2=Paul |last2=Overberg |title=Special cops work to unravel confusing highway pileups |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2015/02/18/unraveling-multiple-vehicle-pileups/23323989/ |work=USA Today |date=18 February 2015 |access-date=19 February 2015 |quote=There is little research on why these crashes occur. Neither the Federal Highway Administration, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the National Transportation Safety Board, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety nor auto club AAA has researched the phenomena. }}

Effects

File:Multiple vehicle car crash.jpgs work on the scene of a multiple vehicle collision in Toronto.]]

Multiple-vehicle collisions are particularly deadly as the mass of crumpled vehicles makes escape for survivors difficult. Even if survivors are able to exit their vehicles, other cars may strike them. Individual vehicles in a multiple-vehicle collision are often hit multiple times at high speed, increasing the risk of injury to passengers who may have survived the first impact with the benefit of now-discharged protective airbags. Collisions after the initial collision may occur from the side of the vehicle, where the passenger compartment is more vulnerable.

A fire in one part of the collision can quickly spread via spilled gasoline and cover the entire crash area. Multiple-vehicle collisions can also overwhelm local emergency services making speedy rescues more difficult. If the collision takes place in a remote area, getting medical help to the scene can be difficult.

The destruction and intense heat of fires can also damage roadways, particularly by melting and burning the asphalt or spalling concrete surfaces. The structural steel of bridges and overpasses can also be weakened by the heat. A fiery pileup inside a tunnel is the most serious, as there is little means to escape the poisonous fumes and the confined heat may damage structural supports.

The large scale of these collisions can close highway routes for several days, or even longer if highway support structures are damaged.

Avoidance

A NHTSA report suggests that a vehicle fit with a center high-mounted stop lamps has 23.7% less risk to be involved as a lead vehicle in a chain collision while it has 16.0% less risk to be involved as a middle vehicle in such a chain collision.

France

In the French ASFA motorway network, out of all vehicle crashes with injuries, single vehicle crashes make up 42% of the total, dual vehicle crashes make up 41%, and crashes involving three or more vehicles make up 17%.2022 key figures, ASFA

Korea

On Korean expressways, chain crashes represent 10.7% of crashes with injuries involving truck drivers. On Korean rural roads, chain crashes represent 0.6% of crashes with injuries involving truck drivers.{{cite journal |last1=Lee |first1=Sangbok |last2=Jeong |first2=Byung Yong |title=Comparisons of Traffic Collisions between Expressways and Rural Roads in Truck Drivers |journal=Safety and Health at Work |date=March 2016 |volume=7 |issue=1 |pages=38–42 |doi=10.1016/j.shaw.2015.11.005 |pmid=27014489 |pmc=4792911 }}

Major pileups

{{Main|Lists of traffic collisions}}

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31 October 1965United States (Greater Los Angeles area, California)028data-sort-value="100"|100+A fog bank settled over Santa Ana Freeway and caused a chain reaction collision involving more than 100 cars in both directions. The crash caused 28 injuries. Two more separate chain collisions involving an additional 50 cars (also attributed to fog) occurred on Harbor Freeway that same day.{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/24828235|title=More Than 100 Cars Smashed on Freeway|date=1 November 1965|work=The Post-Crescent|access-date=2017-03-19|page=1|language=en|via=Newspapers.com}}
29 November 1971United Kingdom (Luton, England)74270Due to fog, there was a pileup on the M1 just north of the A505 junction near Luton, United Kingdom. Fog warning lights, switched on at the advice of motorway patrols, were not active at the time of the pileup. 26 miles of the M1 motorway were closed for several hours in both directions.{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/259509038|title=Seven Killed as M1 Drivers Hit Sudden Fog|date=30 November 1971|work=The Guardian|access-date=2017-03-19|page=1|language=en|via=Newspapers.com}}
24 October 1973United States (Secaucus, New Jersey)9data-sort-value="40"|40+65The heavy fog created a rapid reduction in visibility along the toll plaza stretch of the New Jersey Turnpike near Secaucus along the bank of the Hackensack River. Semi-trucks, cars, and even a coach bus were involved in the crashes. Smoke from a nearby fire also contributed to the low visibility. Local police and New Jersey State Police helped out in the search and rescue efforts.{{Cite news |last=Johnston |first=Richard J. H. |date=1973-10-25 |title=9 KILLED, 40 HURT IN CRASHES IN FOG ON PIKE IN JERSEY |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1973/10/25/archives/killed-40-hurt-in-crashes-in-fog-on-pike-in-jersey-series-of.html |access-date=2022-11-29 |issn=0362-4331}}
7 April 1982United States (Berkeley Hills, California)72data-sort-value="5"|5+An accident involving a gasoline tanker truck in the third (then-northernmost) bore set off the Caldecott Tunnel fire.{{cite web | first=Murilee | last=Martin | url=http://jalopnik.com/cars/retro/25-years-since-the-great-caldecott-tunnel-fire-252688.php | title=25 Years Since The Great Caldecott Tunnel Fire | publisher=Jalopnik | date=April 16, 2007 | access-date=January 23, 2010}} The accident caused major damage and the bore was closed to traffic for several months while repairs were made, with traffic temporarily reverting to the pre-third-bore configuration. During the fire, the tunnel acted as a natural chimney, venting the smoke, flames, and heat upward the eastern entrance to the tunnel. The accident and fire killed seven people, most of whom were overcome by toxic smoke. The fire occurred shortly after midnight when there were few cars in the tunnel; had it occurred during normal commute hours, hundreds could have died.
31 July 1982France (Beaune, Côte-d'Or)534The Beaune coach crash in France, Europe, is considered the most fatal multiple vehicle road collision in France. 53 people died, including 46 children (44 on the coach and 2 in a car).{{cite web|title=Interdiction de transports d'enfants les 31 juillet et 7 août 2010|url=http://www.planetanim.com/modules/news/article.php?storyid=494|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150627161906/http://www.planetanim.com/modules/news/article.php?storyid=494|url-status=dead|archive-date=27 June 2015|access-date=5 February 2016}} Legal consequences include the following: maximum speed limit for coaches reduced, the speed limit for all vehicles in rainy conditions reduced to 110 km/h (68 mph) on motorways and 80 km/h (50 mph) on other roads;{{cite web |title=L'accident d'autobus de Beaune qui fit 53 morts en 1982 |url=https://usanx.com/beaune-coach-crash-which-left-53-dead-in-1982/ |access-date=5 February 2016}} transporting groups of children forbidden during the busy weekends of late July and early August; and all heavy vehicles (such as HGVs and coaches) must be equipped with a mechanical speed-limitation device, and it is strictly forbidden for the user to tamper with or modify this device in any way.{{cite web|title=Limitations de vitesse : réactions des transporteurs|url=http://www.ina.fr/video/CAB8201961801/limitation-vitesse-reaction-transporteurs.fr.html|access-date=5 February 2016}}
12 March 1990United States (Green Bay, Wisconsin)33052Heavy fog led to a fiery crash involving 52 vehicles led to three deaths and more than 30 injuries on the Interstate 43 in Green Bay, Wisconsin, United States, on the Tower Drive Bridge over the Fox River. A fog warning system was immediately installed, and bridge lighting was installed in the mid-2000s after more fog-related issues.
11 December 1990United States (Calhoun, Tennessee)124299Heavy fog caused by the neighboring Bowater paper mill led to a fiery crash involving 99 vehicles, leaving 12 dead and 42 injured on Interstate 75 in Calhoun, Tennessee, between Chattanooga and Knoxville near the Hiwassee River. The Bowater paper mill paid out more than $10M in settlements. A fog warning system has since been installed, and the highway patrol enforces speed limits aggressively.{{cite web|url=https://www.ntsb.gov/investigations/summary/har9202.htm |title=HAR-92/02 |publisher=Ntsb.gov |access-date=12 December 2013}}
13 March 1991United Kingdom (Hungerford, England)102551Referred to as the 1991 M4 motorway crash; heavy fog and a van driver either falling asleep or swerving to miss a pigeon in the outside lane led to a pileup and fiery crash involving 51 vehicles, leading to 10 deaths on the M4 in Hungerford, Berkshire, United Kingdom, between Membury and Hungerford.{{cite news |title=UK motorway pile-up 'worst for two decades' |url=https://www.irishexaminer.com/world/arid-30527207.html |access-date=13 February 2021 |work=Irish Examiner |date=5 November 2011 |language=en}}
29 November 1991United States (Coalinga, California)17114104A dust storm led to a pileup on Interstate 5 in Coalinga, California, involving 104 vehicles, leading to 17 deaths and 114 injuries.{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-12-01-mn-867-story.html|work=Los Angeles Times |title=I-5 Is Reopened After Pileup That Killed 17 : Traffic: Workers battle winds and sand clouds to clear highway of 104 vehicles that crashed in dust storm.|date=1 December 1991 |access-date=19 January 2015 }}{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-11-30-mn-94-story.html|work=Los Angeles Times |title=14 Killed, 114 Hurt in I-5 Pileups : Traffic: More than 100 vehicles collide in dust storm north of Coalinga. Victims describe 'all kinds of terrible scenes--trucks on fire, cars on fire, bodies in the road.'|date=30 November 1991 |access-date=19 January 2015 }}
22 April 1992United States (Shenandoah Valley, Virginia)24060Fog led to a pileup on Interstate 64 in Virginia near Afton Mountain, involving 60 vehicles, leaving two dead and 40 injured.{{cite news |last1=Pressley |first1=Sue Anne |title=In I-64 Pileups, Death Was Swift, Shrouded in Fog |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/1992/04/23/in-i-64-pileups-death-was-swift-shrouded-in-fog/77e5cfb8-a544-4f8a-a836-85c1af111669/ |access-date=13 February 2021 |newspaper=Washington Post |date=23 April 1992}}{{cite web|url=http://www.timesdispatch.com/news/vdot-looks-to-boost---safety-over-afton/article_b1121c46-e10c-5e76-b2c2-e0ee003706e0.html |title=VDOT looks to boost 1-64 safety over Afton - Richmond News, Crime & Politics |publisher=TimesDispatch.com |date=2013-09-24 |access-date=2014-02-17}}
10 November 1993France (Mirambeau, Charente-Maritime).155357On the A10 autoroute in Mirambeau, France, a 57-vehicle pile-up killed 15. The Orsec-Novi plan was raised.
2 December 1994United States (San Antonio, Texas)067127Blinding glare and rain-slicked roads caused a 127-vehicle pileup on Interstate 35 in San Antonio, Texas, leading to 67 injuries.{{cite news| url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_action=doc&p_docid=0F2232DF8880DAB7&p_docnum=27 | work=Newsbank}}
20 March 1995United States (Mobile, Alabama)190200Fog caused an accident on Interstate 10 in Mobile, Alabama, United States, involving 200 vehicles, leading to one death and 90 injuries.{{cite web|title=Performance of Satellite Fog Detection Techniques|work=National Weather Association|url=http://www.nwas.org/ej/pdf/2006-EJ3.pdf|access-date=28 December 2007|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081120065335/http://www.nwas.org/ej/pdf/2006-EJ3.pdf|archive-date=20 November 2008}}
27 February 1996Belgium (Nazareth)1080200Fog caused an accident on E17 motorway near Nazareth, Belgium.{{Cite news|url=https://www.standaard.be/cnt/dst14082004_005|title=Acht jaar na de kettingbotsing E17 Nazareth|website=De Standaard|date=14 August 2004 }}
10 March 1997United Kingdom (Bromsgrove, England)360160Referred to as the 1997 M42 motorway crash: fog caused a crash in the United Kingdom, involving 160 vehicles, leading to three deaths and 60 injuries.{{cite web|url=http://archive.worcesternews.co.uk/2001/11/10/298945.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120701132010/http://archive.worcesternews.co.uk/2001/11/10/298945.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=1 July 2012 |title=M42 death crash driver wins back his licence |publisher=Archive.worcesternews.co.uk |date=10 November 2001 |access-date=6 November 2010 }}{{Cite web |url=http://www.learn2live.co.uk/General/News/necessity.htm |title=Option or Necessity? |access-date=20 December 2007 |archive-date=27 December 2004 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20041227223852/http://www.learn2live.co.uk/General/News/necessity.htm |url-status=dead }}
31 December 1998United States (Grayling, Michigan)139114On a snow-slicked section of N/B Interstate-75 in central Michigan, just north of Grayling, 114 cars crashed during whiteout conditions,{{cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1314&dat=19990102&id=tzUSAAAAIBAJ&pg=3532,633883 |title=The Spokesman-Review |access-date=2013-02-07}} killing one and injuring 39.{{cite news|url=http://www.cnn.com/US/9812/31/michigan.pileup/ |publisher=CNN |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070127044723/http://www.cnn.com/US/9812/31/michigan.pileup/ |archive-date=27 January 2007 |title=CNN - Car-pileup in snowy Michigan kills 1 - December 31, 1998 }}
3 September 1999Canada (Essex County, Ontario)84587Dense fog and tailgating causes an 87-vehicle pile-up, killing 8, injuring 45 more on Highway 401 in Essex County, Ontario, Canada, just east of Windsor.{{cite news| url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/401-pileup-disaster-1.185574 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090611110133/http://www.cbc.ca/news/story/1999/09/03/401crash990903.html | url-status=live | archive-date=11 June 2009 | publisher=CBC News | title=401 Pileup Disaster | date=3 September 1999}}{{cite web |url=http://www.msc-smc.ec.gc.ca/media/top10/1999_e.html |title=Top Ten Weather Stories of 1999 – Top Ten Weather Stories – [Meteorological Service of Canada – The Green Lane] |publisher=Msc-smc.ec.gc.ca |date=23 April 2010 |access-date=6 November 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060506080834/http://www.msc-smc.ec.gc.ca/media/top10/1999_e.html |archive-date=6 May 2006}}
22 November 1999United States (Golden, Colorado)22983On Interstate 70 in Golden, Colorado, United States, a car spun out in the westbound lanes in heavy snow and fog and was then hit by other vehicles as it attempted to resume westbound travel.{{cite news| url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1999-nov-23-mn-36737-story.html | work=Los Angeles Times | title=2 Killed, 29 Injured in Pileup on I-70 in Colorado | date=23 November 1999 | access-date=23 November 2013}}
5 November 2000Nigeria (Ifẹ)data-sort-value="96"|96–200115In Ife, Nigeria, a tanker truck crashed into a traffic jam and exploded. The death toll is disputed, as 96 bodies were recovered in the crash, but some believe the true death toll to be as high as 200.
22 February 2001United States (Stafford County, Virginia)1data-sort-value="30"|dozens196A snowstorm whiteout caused an accident on Interstate 95 in Stafford County, Virginia, United States, involving 116 vehicles plus two others nearby totaling 80 more.{{cite news |last1=Morrison |first1=Blake |url=https://www.usatoday.com/weather/news/2001/2001-02-22-vaspileup.htm |access-date=13 February 2021 |date=23 February 2001|title= Wrecks close interstates during snowstorm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090616014909/http://www.usatoday.com/weather/news/2001/2001-02-22-vaspileup.htm|archive-date=16 June 2009}}
14 March 2002United States (Catoosa County, Georgia)439125Sudden fog caused a pileup on Interstate 75 in Catoosa County, Georgia, United States, involving 125 vehicles and killing four people.{{cite news | url=http://archives.cnn.com/2002/US/03/14/highway.wreck | publisher=CNN | title=Massive pileup near Ga.-Tenn. line kills 4 | date=14 March 2002 | access-date=13 May 2010 | archive-date=11 June 2009 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090611102922/http://archives.cnn.com/2002/US/03/14/highway.wreck/ | url-status=dead }}
11 October 2002United States (Sheboygan County, Wisconsin)103650Dense fog caused a collision on Interstate 43 in Sheboygan County, Wisconsin, just north of the Ozaukee-Sheboygan County line, involving 50 vehicles. It is considered the worst multiple-vehicle collision in Wisconsin history.{{cite news|url=https://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2002-10-11-wisconsin-crash_x.htm | work=USA Today | title=At least 10 killed in multi-car crash in Wisconsin | date=11 October 2002 | access-date=30 January 2012}}
3 November 2002United States (Los Angeles County, California)041216Dense fog caused an accident on Interstate 710 in Los Angeles County, California, United States involving around 200 vehicles.{{cite news| url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2002-nov-04-me-pileup4-story.html | work=Los Angeles Times | title=41 Hurt in 198-Vehicle Smashup | date=4 November 2002 | first1=Jeff | last1=Gottlieb | first2=Daniel | last2=Hernandez}}
5 November 2002France (Coulombiers, Vienne)103958On the A10 autoroute, Coulombiers, two HGV drivers, one British and one Russian, did not comply with speed regulations, going up to 140 km/h when speed was limited to 50 km/h due to fog;Conseil Général des Ponts et Chaussées, Paris, le 30 décembre 2004, Bureau d’Enquêtes sur les Accidents de Transport Terrestre, Affaire n°2002-0226-01, Rapport final de l’enquête technique sur l’accident survenu le 5 novembre 2002 sur l’autoroute A10 à Coulombiers, Jean Gérard KOENIG, Ingénieur Général des Ponts et Chaussées, Yves BONDUELLE, Inspecteur Général de l’Equipement, Jean Paul BOIRON, Ingénieur Général des Ponts et Chaussées, Bernard LOITIERE, Ingénieur Général des Ponts et Chaussées the Orsec-Novi plan was raised.
5 February 2003Poland (Swarzędz, Greater Poland Voivodeship)031data-sort-value="100"|100+Dense fog and excessive speed{{Cite news |url= https://wiadomosci.wp.pl/31-rannych-w-karambolu-100-samochodow-pod-poznaniem-6039097248150145a |title= 31 rannych w karambolu 100 samochodów pod Poznaniem |trans-title= 31 injured in multiple-vehicle collision of 100 cars near Poznań |date= 2003-02-05 |access-date= 2023-02-05 |language= pl |author= |newspaper= Wiadomosci.wp.pl |via= WP Wiadomości}} caused a pileup on the then national road 2 between the town of Swarzędz and village of Paczkowo, Greater Poland Voivodeship, Poland, involving over 100 vehicles,{{Cite news |url= https://poznan.naszemiasto.pl/karambol-stulecia-pod-poznaniem-miedzy-swarzedzem-a/ar/c16-9172353 |title= Karambol stulecia pod Poznaniem. Między Swarzędzem a Paczkowem rozbiło się ponad 100 aut! Wkrótce minie 20 lat od tego zdarzenia [ZDJĘCIA] |trans-title= Pile-up of the century near Poznań. Over 100 cars crashed between Swarzędz and Paczkowo! It will soon be 20 years since this event [PHOTOS]|last= Chudziński |first= Igor |date= 2023-01-20 |access-date= 2023-02-05 |via= Poznań Nasze Miasto |language= pl}} leaving 31 people injured.
7 February 2003United States (Berrien County, Michigan)14780Lake-effect snow caused a pileup on Interstate 94 in Berrien County, Michigan, involving 80 vehicles (initially reported as 75).{{cite web|url=http://www.crh.noaa.gov/iwx/program_areas/events/2003/02_07_03_pileup/ | work=Northern Indiana Weather Forecast Office, National Weather Service |title=Intense Lake Effect Snow Band Causes 75-Vehicle Chain Reaction Pile-Up}}{{cite news|url=http://www.heraldpalladium.com/localnews/i--pileup-memories-are-vivid-a-year-later/article_517cf95e-2439-5b2d-a21c-5dae36c03328.html |work=The Herald-Palladium |title=I-94 Pileup Memories Are Vivid a Year Later |date=7 February 2004 |first=Scott |last=Aiken |access-date=3 January 2014 }}
23 May 2003United States (Garrett County, Maryland)26490Heavy fog caused a crash near the Interstate 68 cut on Big Savage Mountain in Garrett County, Maryland, involving approximately 90 vehicles.{{cite web|url=https://www.transportationresearch.gov/dot/fhwa/hcx/Lists/aReferences/Attachments/108/MD%20I68%20Fog%20Report.pdf|work=Sabra, Wang & Associates|title=I-68 Fog Detection System Planning Report|date=7 November 2003|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222140313/https://www.transportationresearch.gov/dot/fhwa/hcx/Lists/aReferences/Attachments/108/MD%20I68%20Fog%20Report.pdf|archive-date=22 February 2014}}
6 January 2004United States (Centre County, Pennsylvania)61750Due to poor visibility during a white out snow squall, on Interstate 80 in Centre County, Pennsylvania, an accident involving around 50 vehicles left six dead and 17 injured.{{cite web|url=http://www.pahighways.com/interstates/I80.html | work=They Keystone Shortway Association|title=The Story of the Keystone Shortway | date=n.d.}}
12 January 2005United States (Ingham County, Michigan)235200Dense fog caused a pileup on Interstate 96 in Ingham County, Michigan, United States, involving around 200 vehicles, leaving two dead and 35 injured.{{Cite web|url=http://www.macombdaily.com/stories/011305/sta_pileup001.shtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080110122330/http://www.macombdaily.com/stories/011305/sta_pileup001.shtml|url-status=dead|title=Macomb Daily : More than 100 vehicles pile up on I-96 01/13/05|archive-date=10 January 2008}}{{cite news| url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/chain-reaction-crashes-in-2-states/ | publisher=CBS News | title=Chain-Reaction Crashes in 2 States | date=13 January 2005}}
17 February 2006Canada (Embrun, Ontario)51538Highway 417 in Embrum, Ontario, approximately 38 vehicles collided due to reduced visibility and snow squall conditions, killing 5 and injuring 15.
5 November 2007United States (Fresno, California)2data-sort-value="30"|dozens108Tule fog led to an accident on Highway 99 south of Fresno, California, United States, involving 108 vehicles, with two dead and dozens of injuries.{{cite web |title=108 Vehicle pileup kills 2 in Tule fog on 99 Highway |url=https://usanx.com/108-vehicle-pileup-kills-2-in-tule-fog-on-99-highway/ |access-date=20 December 2007}}
6 January 2008United States (Madison, Wisconsin)2100On I-90 near Madison, Wisconsin, two people are killed as there was a 100-vehicle pileup.{{cite web |url=http://www.channel3000.com/news/14992174/detail.html |title=2 Killed, Dozens Hurt After 100-Vehicle Pileup on Interstate 90 – Madison News Story – WISC Madison |publisher=Channel3000.com |access-date=13 August 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081106190422/http://www.channel3000.com/news/14992174/detail.html |archive-date=6 November 2008}}
9 January 2008United States (Polk County, Florida)43870Four people were killed and as many as 38 were injured in a major pileup on Interstate 4 in north central Florida involving 70 vehicles, as fog mixed with smoke from a controlled fire led to "superfog", making it almost impossible for motorists to see.{{Cite web|url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/nation/2008-01-09-1604220842_x.htm|title=Fog causes 70-car pileup in Fla.; 4 dead - USATODAY.com|website=usatoday30.usatoday.com}}
20 January 2008Canada (near Toronto, Ontario)100More than 100 vehicles crashed into each other on Highway 400 near Toronto due to bad weather conditions.{{cite news| url=http://ca.reuters.com/article/topNews/idCAN2055428820080120 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090616082825/http://ca.reuters.com/article/topNews/idCAN2055428820080120 | url-status=dead | archive-date=16 June 2009 | title=Whiteout causes 100-vehicle pile-up near Toronto | date=20 January 2008 | work=Reuters}}
11 March 2008United Arab Emirates (Ghantoot, Abu Dhabi)327760At 6.39 am a series of vehicle crashes occurred, involving cars, SUVs, busses, and trucks, because of heavy fog on the Abu Dhabi-Dubai highway near Ghantoot, Abu Dhabi, in the United Arab Emirates, leading to the worst ever crash and multi-vehicle pileup in the country's history. According to Dubai-based Gulf News and Reuters, the incident killed 3 people and injured 277, involving 60 vehicles of which 25 caught fire.{{cite web |url=http://www.gulfnews.com/nation/Traffic_and_Transport/10196597.html |title=Horrific accident on Abu Dhabi-Dubai highway near Ghantoot |work=Gulf News |access-date=6 November 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090724065829/http://www.gulfnews.com/nation/Traffic_and_Transport/10196597.html |archive-date=24 July 2009}}{{cite web |url=http://www.xpress4me.com/news/uae/national/20006271.html |title=Five killed, 277 injured in Ghantoot accident |publisher=Xpress4me |access-date=6 November 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080313192322/http://www.xpress4me.com/news/uae/national/20006271.html |archive-date=13 March 2008 |url-status=dead}}{{cite web |url=http://www.xpress4me.com/photos/gallery.jsp?article=/channels/xpress4me_com/news/uae/national/20006271.html&index=1&referer=/channels/xpress4me_com/news/uae/national/20006271.html&folder_uri=/channels/xpress4me_com/news/uae/national/ |title=Photo Gallery – Five killed, 277 injured in Ghantoot accident |publisher=Xpress4me |access-date=6 November 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090611065956/http://www.xpress4me.com/photos/gallery.jsp?article=%2Fchannels%2Fxpress4me_com%2Fnews%2Fuae%2Fnational%2F20006271.html&index=1&referer=%2Fchannels%2Fxpress4me_com%2Fnews%2Fuae%2Fnational%2F20006271.html&folder_uri=%2Fchannels%2Fxpress4me_com%2Fnews%2Fuae%2Fnational%2F |archive-date=11 June 2009 |url-status=dead}}{{cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/news/video?videoId=77925 |title=Reuters Video report – Hundreds hurt in UAE horror crash |work=Reuters|date=9 February 2009 |access-date=6 November 2010}}{{cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/latestCrisis/idUSL11851795 |title=REFILE-UAE's biggest traffic accident kills 3, injures 277 |work=Reuters |date= 11 March 2008|access-date=6 November 2010}}{{Cite web|url=http://in.news.yahoo.com/indiaabroad/20080311/r_t_ians_wl_meast/twl-eight-killed-in-horrific-200-car-pil-ec7dfa8.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080316215731/http://in.news.yahoo.com/indiaabroad/20080311/r_t_ians_wl_meast/twl-eight-killed-in-horrific-200-car-pil-ec7dfa8.html|url-status=dead|title=Yahoo! News India – Eight killed in horrific 200-car pileup on Dubai-Abu Dhabi highway|archive-date=16 March 2008}}{{cite web|agency=Reuters |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna23578463 |title=Traffic pileup leaves 3 dead, 300 hurt – Some of the 60 cars burst into flames on Dubai-Abu Dhabi highway |publisher=NBC News |date=3 November 2008 |access-date=6 November 2010}}{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4CQbYVDBMHc |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211222/4CQbYVDBMHc |archive-date=2021-12-22 |url-status=live|title=YouTube Video – Dubai – Abu Dhabi Crash – the Aftermath |via=YouTube |date=11 March 2008 |access-date=6 November 2010}}{{cbignore}}
20 March 2008Czech Republic (Vysočina Region)033231231 vehicles crashed at highway D1 in Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic, injuring about 30 people, three of them seriously. Nobody was killed.[http://www.ct24.cz/doprava/9403-na-vysocine-je-d1-po-hromadne-nehode-prujezdna-obema-smery/ Na Vysočině je D1 po hromadné nehodě průjezdná oběma směry], web ČT24, 21 March 2008[http://www.novinky.cz/clanek/135780-nejvetsi-hromadna-nehoda-zablokovala-dalnici-d1-na-11-hodin.html Největší hromadná nehoda zablokovala dálnici D1 na 11 hodin] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080923005944/http://www.novinky.cz/clanek/135780-nejvetsi-hromadna-nehoda-zablokovala-dalnici-d1-na-11-hodin.html |date=23 September 2008 }}, Novinky.cz, 20 March 2008[http://www.zjihlavy.cz/c1-d1-nejvetsi-nehoda-vsech-dob D1: Největší nehoda všech dob], Z Jihlavy, nezávislý infoserver, 21 March 2008[http://www.lidovky.cz/nehodu-na-d1-zavinili-ridici-jeli-rychle-d97-/ln_noviny.asp?c=A080422_000002_ln_noviny_sko&klic=225057&mes=080422_0 Nehodu na D1 zavinili řidiči, jeli rychle] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080424150100/http://www.lidovky.cz/nehodu-na-d1-zavinili-ridici-jeli-rychle-d97-/ln_noviny.asp?c=A080422_000002_ln_noviny_sko&klic=225057&mes=080422_0 |date=24 April 2008 }}, Lidové noviny, 22 April 2008Tomáš Blažek: [http://www.dalnice.com/nov_clanky/cl_2008/22311.htm Sníh umrtvil D1 za 4 minuty], MF Dnes, 22 March 2008, supplement Vysočina, p. 1Jan Vaca: [http://www.dalnice.com/nov_clanky/cl_2008/22312.htm Policie pozná, kdo jel rychle], MF Dnes, 22 March 2008. str. 2Michal Pavec: [http://aktualne.centrum.cz/domaci/zivot-v-cesku/clanek.phtml?id=603074 Škoda za havárii desetiletí na D1 činí 28 milionů], Aktuálně.cz, 21 April 2008
25 March 2008Austria (between Vienna and Salzburg)1660A near 60 vehicle pile-up in heavy snow on Austria's main east–west highway causes one death with six injuries.{{cite web |url=http://mobile.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L25618616.htm |archive-url=https://archive.today/20090611115018/http://mobile.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L25618616.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=11 June 2009 |title=Whiteout One dead in 60-vehicle pile-up on Austrian motorway |publisher=Mobile.alertnet.org |date=25 March 2008 |access-date=6 November 2010 }}
11 January 2009United States (Derry, New Hampshire)data-sort-value="50"|50+There was a pileup on I-93 involving "more than 50 cars..." in Derry, New Hampshire.{{cite web |url=http://www.theunionleader.com/article.aspx?headline=More+than+50+vehicles+involved+in+I-93+crash&articleId=ca7a12ed-9903-40f6-aabd-6d46fa9f870b |title=More than 50 vehicles involved in I-93 crash |publisher=Theunionleader.com |date=12 January 2009 |access-date=13 August 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110617012913/http://www.theunionleader.com/article.aspx?headline=More+than+50+vehicles+involved+in+I-93+crash&articleId=ca7a12ed-9903-40f6-aabd-6d46fa9f870b |archive-date=17 June 2011 |url-status=dead}}
19 July 2009Germany (Braunschweig, Lower Saxony)data-sort-value="30"|66259Dozens of people were injured, 10 critically, when 259 vehicles were involved in a series of related pile-ups due to heavy rain on the German Autobahn A2 near Braunschweig in Lower Saxony.{{cite web |url=http://www.thelocal.de/national/20090720-20701.html |title=Dozens injured in 259-car autobahn pileup – The Local |publisher=Thelocal.de |access-date=13 August 2010 |archive-date=23 July 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110723035008/http://www.thelocal.de/national/20090720-20701.html |url-status=dead }}
13 December 2009United States (Shelton, Connecticut)525656 cars involved in a pile-up on Route 110 in Shelton, Connecticut, due to freezing rain and black ice resulted in 46 injuries and six hospitalizations, but no deaths or life-threatening injuries.{{cite web |url=http://www.wtnh.com/dpp/news/new_haven_cty/50-car-pile-up-shelton-closes-roadway |title=50 car pile-up in Shelton closes Rt 110 |publisher=Wtnh.com |access-date=13 August 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100324122038/http://www.wtnh.com/dpp/news/new_haven_cty/50-car-pile-up-shelton-closes-roadway |archive-date=24 March 2010 |url-status=dead}}
23 December 2009United Kingdom (Multiple locations on the M27 motorway; Hampshire, England)3643Severe black ice, freezing fog, and deep snow led to a pileup on the M27 motorway westbound at Rownhams services involving 20 vehicles, and another pileup eastbound between J7 for Hedge End and Botley and J8 for Bursledon and Netley involving 23 vehicles.
10 February 2010United States (Williamsburg, Virginia)750Near Williamsburg, Virginia, whiteout conditions around 9:00 am led to a fifty-car pileup on a stretch of westbound I-64. The collision took hours to clear, and seven people suffered minor injuries requiring hospitalization.{{Cite news|url=http://www.wavy.com/dpp/news/local_news/winter-weather-causes-50car-pileup|access-date=11 February 2010|title=Winter weather causes 50 car pile-up|publisher=WAVY|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100212085309/http://www.wavy.com/dpp/news/local_news/winter-weather-causes-50car-pileup|archive-date=12 February 2010}}
14 February 2010United States (Multiple locations in the Kansas City Metropolitan Area)13140Whiteout conditions caused several pileups involving 140[http://www.kansascity.com/105/story/1748720.html] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100218113959/http://www.kansascity.com/105/story/1748720.html|date=18 February 2010}} vehicles, including two Greyhound buses,{{cite news|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/weather-causes-massive-crashes-in-midwest/ |title=Weather Causes Massive Crashes in Midwest |publisher=CBS News |date=14 February 2010 |access-date=13 August 2010}} in the Kansas City area. The largest pileup along I-70 and K-7 near the city of Bonner Springs, Kansas, involved 40 vehicles.[https://stltoday.com/stltoday/news/stories.nsf/stlouiscitycounty/story/144D0AC7CDDCAAD9862576CB0015EEBD?OpenDocument] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100218150411/http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/news/stories.nsf/stlouiscitycounty/story/144D0AC7CDDCAAD9862576CB0015EEBD?OpenDocument|date=18 February 2010}} No fatalities or critical injuries were reported. The collision closed I-70 for several hours so emergency workers and crews could clean up the area. The same day, also in the Kansas City metro area, a separate pileup also caused by whiteout conditions involving at least 20 vehicles closed parts of I-35 near 87th Street. No fatalities or serious injuries were reported there as well. The collisions sent 13 people to area hospitals.
16 November 2010United States (Carroll County, Virginia)21675Heaving fog resulting in zero visibility led to crashes on Interstate 77 in Carroll County, Virginia, in both the northbound and southbound lanes between mile markers 4 & 7 in the area of Fancy Gap, with a total of 75 vehicles involved.{{cite news|url=http://www.thecarrollnews.com/view/full_story/10334411/article-Two-die-in-75-car-pileup-on-I-77|title=Two die in 75-car pileup on I-77|work=thecarrollnews.com|date=16 November 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130403093034/http://www.thecarrollnews.com/view/full_story/10334411/article-Two-die-in-75-car-pileup-on-I-77|archive-date=3 April 2013}}
8 April 2011Germany (Rostock)1074data-sort-value="80"|80+A sandstorm caused an 80-car pileup on Autobahn 19 near Rostock, Germany, in both directions, leading to 10 dead and 74 injured.{{cite news| url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-13023407 | work=BBC News | title=Germany: Freak sandstorm causes deadly motorway pile-up | date=9 April 2011}}{{cite news| url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SplVq2g3U0I |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211222/SplVq2g3U0I |archive-date=2021-12-22 |url-status=live| via=YouTube | title=Deadly Sandstorm: Video of 80 car pile-up in Germany, 10 dead, dozens injured | date=9 April 2011}}{{cbignore}}
15 September 2011Brazil (São Paulo)149300Heavy fog led to a collision on Rodovia dos Imigrantes at São Paulo, Brazil, involving around 300 vehicles, leading to several injuries and one person dead.{{cite web|url=http://www1.folha.uol.com.br/cotidiano/975971-engavetamento-mata-1-e-envolve-300-carros-diz-pm-pista-da-imigrantes-e-liberada.shtml |title=Folha.com – Cotidiano – Engavetamento mata 1 e envolve 300 carros, diz PM; pista da Imigrantes é liberada – 15/09/2011 |publisher=.folha.uol.com.br |date=15 September 2011 |access-date=2011-11-05}}
4 November 2011United Kingdom (Taunton, England)75134Dense fog caused a multiple-vehicle collision occurred on the M5 motorway near Taunton, Somerset, in South West England. The crash involved dozens of cars and articulated lorries; a large fireball ensued. It was concluded that the cause of the crash was dense fog.
1 December 2011United States (Sumner County, Tennessee)1data-sort-value="18"|16–18176"Heavy, heavy fog" led to three separate chain-reaction crashes on Tennessee State Route 386 (Vietnam Veterans Boulevard) and Saundersville Road near Hendersonville in Sumner County, Tennessee, United States, north of Nashville. It involved 176 vehicles, leading to one death and 16–18 injuries. A fog advisory was not in effect for the area at the time of the crashes.{{cite news|first=Dave |last=Alsup |url=http://www.cnn.com/2011/12/01/us/tennessee-crashes/index.html |title=1 dead, 16 injured in Tennessee crashes involving 176 cars |publisher=CNN |date= 1 December 2011|access-date=2011-12-01}}{{cite news |url=http://www.newschannel5.com/story/16162946/one-killed-18-injured-in-55-car-pileup-on-vietnam-vets-blvd |title=One Killed, 18 Injured in 55-Car Pileup on Vietnam Vets Blvd. |publisher=NewsChannel5.com |date=1 December 2011 |access-date=2011-12-01 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111203113213/http://www.newschannel5.com/story/16162946/one-killed-18-injured-in-55-car-pileup-on-vietnam-vets-blvd |archive-date=3 December 2011}}{{cite news |first=Scott |last=Sutton |url=http://www.wsmv.com/story/16163028/vietnam-vets-wreck |title=1 killed, 16 injured after 50-car pileup on Vietnam Vets Blvd. |publisher=WSMV.com |date=1 December 2011 |access-date=2011-12-01 |archive-date=22 December 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171222052957/http://www.wsmv.com/story/16163028/vietnam-vets-wreck |url-status=dead }}{{cite news |url=http://www.wkrn.com/story/16163338/multi-vehicle-pileup |title=100-plus vehicles involved in pileup, 1 dead, several injured |publisher=WRKN.com |date=1 December 2011 |access-date=2011-12-01 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111203210455/http://www.wkrn.com/story/16163338/multi-vehicle-pileup |archive-date=3 December 2011}}
3 December 2011Turkey (Büyükçekmece, near Istanbul)114134Heavy fog and a slippery road led to an accident on the Istanbul Trans European Motorway involving 134 cars with one dead and 14 injured.{{Cite web |title=TEM'de 134 araç birbirine girdi |last=Bozarslan |first=Felat |work=hurriyet.com.tr |date=4 December 2011 |access-date=26 November 2023 |url= https://www.hurriyet.com.tr/gundem/temde-134-arac-birbirine-girdi-19382783 }}
5 December 2011Japan (Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture)01014A slippery road caused a pileup in the Chugoku expressway in Shimonoseki, Japan, and injured 10 people. It is believed to be one of the most expensive pileups, having 8 Ferraris, 3 Mercedes-Benz, a Lamborghini, and 2 Toyota Prius being involved in the crash.{{Cite web |last=McCurry |first=Justin |date=5 December 2011 |title=Ferraris destroyed in costly Japan motorway pile-up |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2011/dec/05/ferraris-destroyed-japan-motorway-pileup |access-date=22 July 2024 |website=The Guardian}}
29 December 2011United States (New Orleans, Louisiana)25940Heavy fog and smoke from a nearby ongoing marsh fire in New Orleans East led to a pileup on I-10 in New Orleans, Louisiana, with about 40 vehicles involved and at least 50 injuries (22 serious).{{cite web|url=http://www.wwltv.com/news/New-Orleans-East-Residents-React-to-Massive-I-10-Pileup-136409493.html|title=After massive I-10 pileup, New Orleans East residents point to poor lighting|access-date=2012-11-26|work=wwltv.com|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120711092117/http://www.wwltv.com/news/New-Orleans-East-Residents-React-to-Massive-I-10-Pileup-136409493.html|archive-date=11 July 2012}}
29 January 2012United States (Gainesville, Florida)111816A combination of fire smoke and fog ("superfog") blinded drivers and resulted in a pileup on Interstate 75 in Gainesville, Florida.
3 February 2012Finland (Helsinki)0data-sort-value="40"|40+data-sort-value="100"|100+On European route E75 in Helsinki, Finland, heavy snow and icy road conditions caused accidents with more than 100 cars involved and more than 40 injured (1 critically).{{cite web|url=http://hooniverse.com/2012/02/03/the-day-helsinki-stood-still-snow-chaos-with-video/|title=The Day Helsinki Stood Still – Snow Chaos With Video|access-date=2012-02-18|work=hooniverse.com|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130125124838/http://hooniverse.com/2012/02/03/the-day-helsinki-stood-still-snow-chaos-with-video/|archive-date=25 January 2013|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=http://www.hs.fi/english/article/Accidents+galore+and+massive+delays+in+Helsinki+public+transport+as+snow+and+ice+compound+the+chilly+conditions+/1135270321801|title=More than 40 injured in multiple accidents and massive delays to Helsinki public transport as snow and ice compound the chilly conditions|access-date=2012-02-18|work=Helsingin Sanomat}}
5 October 2012United States (between Sarasota County and Manatee County, Florida)05247On Interstate I-75 Southbound on the University Blvd. overpass on the Sarasota/Manatee County line, Florida, white-out rain led to 12 separate crashes involving 47 vehicles.{{Cite web |title=52 hurt in multiple-vehicle pileup on I-75 in Florida {{!}} CNN |author= |work=CNN |date=6 October 2012 |access-date=26 November 2023 |url= https://www.cnn.com/2012/10/05/us/florida-pileup/index.html}}
22 November 2012United States (Jefferson County, Texas)2100data-sort-value="100"|100+On Interstate I-10, Jefferson County, Texas, a 150-vehicle pileup in both directions due to fog leaves 2 dead, 100 hurt.{{Cite news|url=https://latimes.com/news/nation/nationnow/la-na-nn-150-car-pileup-texas-highway-20121122,0,3316743.story|title=150-vehicle pileup on foggy Texas highway leaves 2 dead, 100 hurt|access-date=2012-11-22|work=Los Angeles Times|first=Matt|last=Pearce|date=22 November 2012}}
15 January 2013Sweden (Helsingborg, Scania)14680On the European route E4 Klippan on Tranarp bridge near Helsingborg, southwestern Sweden, one person died and more than 40 were injured after up to 80 vehicles crashed into one another due to dense fog and slippery road conditions.{{cite web|url=http://www.thelocal.se/45626/20130115/ |title=100-car pile-up kills one, leaves dozens injured - The Local |date=15 January 2013 |publisher=Thelocal.se |access-date=2013-02-07}}https://www.msb.se/Upload/Kunskapsbank/Statistik_larande/img/Faktablad%20Trafikolycka%20Tranarpsbron.pdf|Swedish {{dead link|date=February 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} civil contingencies agency fact sheet (in Swedish)
21 January 2013United States (Cincinnati, Ohio)127103On Interstate 275 in Cincinnati, Ohio, flash snowburst caused a large pileup with many injuries. A 12-year-old girl was killed.{{cite news |date=2013-01-21 |title=Scores of vehicles snared in Ohio highway pileups |url=https://usanx.com/southwest-ohio-highway-pileup-involving-at-least-86-vehicles-one-girl-dies/ |access-date=2013-02-07}} {{cite news|url=http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20130124/NEWS/301240159/275-accident-grows-96-cars |title=I-275 accident grows to 96 cars |publisher=Cincinnati.com |access-date=2013-02-07}}{{cite news|url=http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20130128/BIZ/301280020/IN-DEPTH-275-pile-up-leads-piles-paperwork |title=IN-DEPTH: I-275 pile-up leads to piles of paperwork |publisher=Cincinnati.com |access-date=2013-02-07}}
21 January 2013United States (Middletown, Ohio)0952On Interstate 75 in Middletown, Ohio, flash snowburst caused a large pileup. Same storm as the Cincinnati 103-vehicle collision that killed a 12-year-old girl.{{cite web |url=http://www.middletownjournal.com/news/news/several-vehicles-in-i-75-crash-pileup/nT3cm/ |title='White-out' conditions lead to 52-vehicle pileup on I-75 |publisher=middletownjournal.com |access-date=2013-02-07 |archive-date=4 October 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131004215713/http://www.middletownjournal.com/news/news/several-vehicles-in-i-75-crash-pileup/nT3cm/ |url-status=dead }}
25 January 2013Canada (Oshawa, Ontario)058080-vehicle pileup occurred on Highway 401 east of Oshawa, Ontario, Canada.{{cite news|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/hwy-401-reopens-after-80-vehicle-pileup-1.1404179 |title=Hwy. 401 reopens after 80-vehicle pileup |publisher=CBC News |date=2013-01-26 |access-date=2013-02-07}}
31 January 2013United States (Detroit, Michigan)3data-sort-value="20"|20+data-sort-value="35"|35+On Interstate 75 in Detroit, Michigan, flash snowburst caused a pileup along an urbanized section of Interstate 75 in Detroit, killing a 46-year-old Allen Park man, and two children from nearby Windsor, Ontario.{{cite web|url=http://www.myfoxdetroit.com/story/20932025/cell-phone-video-shows-moments-after-deadly-i-75-pileup|title=Cell phone video shows moments after deadly I-75 pileup|publisher=Fox News Channel|date=1 February 2013|access-date=2015-01-19|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150119082013/http://www.myfoxdetroit.com/story/20932025/cell-phone-video-shows-moments-after-deadly-i-75-pileup|archive-date=19 January 2015}}
31 March 2013United States (Carroll County, Virginia)32595On Interstate 77 in Carroll County, Virginia, approximately 95 vehicles were involved in a collision on the southbound lane of I-77 near the base of Fancy Gap Mountain near Fancy Gap, Virginia. Virginia State Police say that excessive fog could be to blame for the collision. Three people were killed.{{cite news|url=http://www.wdbj7.com/news/wdbj7-traffic-alert-multivehicle-accidents-causing-major-backups-on-i77-in-carroll-county-20130331,0,4780743.story|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130412040718/http://www.wdbj7.com/news/wdbj7-traffic-alert-multivehicle-accidents-causing-major-backups-on-i77-in-carroll-county-20130331,0,4780743.story|url-status=dead|archive-date=12 April 2013|title=UPDATED: 95 cars involved in I-77 crash in Carroll County|work=WDBJ7 Web Staff|date=31 March 2013}}
5 September 2013United Kingdom (Kent, England)060data-sort-value="130"|130+60 people were injured as more than 130 vehicles were involved in a series of crashes in thick fog on the A249 Sheppey crossing in Kent, UK.{{cite news| url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-kent-23970047 | work=BBC News | title=Sheppey crossing crash: Dozens hurt as 130 vehicles crash | date=5 September 2013}}
3 December 2013Belgium (Zonnebeke, West Flanders)267132One person was killed and 67 injured as 132 vehicles were involved in a triple chain collision in thick fog on the A19 in Zonnebeke, Belgium.{{cite news| url=http://www.deredactie.be/permalink/1.1793593 | work=VRT News | title=Drievoudige kettingbotsing op A19 bij Zonnebeke | date=3 December 2013}} A second person died four days later.{{cite news| url=http://www.deredactie.be/permalink/1.1798539 | work=VRT News | title=Kettingbotsing A19 eist tweede mensenleven | date=7 December 2013}}
23 January 2014United States (LaPorte County, Indiana)3data-sort-value="20"|20+data-sort-value="46"|~46Lake-effect snow caused a pileup involving more than 40 vehicles on Interstate 94 in LaPorte County, Indiana.{{cite news|url=http://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/laporte/michigan-city/westbound-i--reopens-after-fatal-michigan-city-pileup/article_f64bfd25-b051-5add-97c8-07c5fced4d98.html |work=The Times of Northwest Indiana |title=Westbound I-94 Reopens after Fatal Michigan City Pileup |date=24 January 2014 |first=Lauri Harvey |last=Keagle |access-date=24 January 2014 }}
14 February 2014United States (Philadelphia Metropolitan Area, Pennsylvania)030100Up to 105 vehicles were involved in multiple collisions on the eastbound lanes of the Pennsylvania Turnpike between Willow Grove and Bensalem. One collision involved about 75 vehicles while another incident further east involved about 30 vehicles. There were a total of 30 injuries. The collisions were a result of icy conditions from a winter storm.{{cite news|title=UPDATE: Pa. Turnpike Reopened After Massive Crash, All-Day Closure|publisher=KYW-TV|location=Philadelphia, PA|date=14 February 2014|url=http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2014/02/14/approximately-100-cars-involved-in-crashes-on-pennsylvania-turnpike/|access-date=19 February 2014}}
27 February 2014Canada (Barrie, Ontario)096On Ontario Highway 400 south of Barrie, 96 vehicles were involved in collisions at about 9am during a snow squall, reducing visibility to "a few feet". The incident resulted in the closure of Highway 400 between Highway 89 and Mapleview Drive. Both lanes on that stretch of highway were closed for most of the day until early evening.{{cite news|title=Highway 400 south of Barrie reopens after 96-vehicle pileup|publisher=CBC News|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/highway-400-south-of-barrie-reopens-after-96-vehicle-pileup-1.2553489|access-date=28 February 2014}}
1 March 2014United States (Denver, Colorado)130104Heavy snow caused a pileup involving 104 vehicles on Interstate 25 in Denver, Colorado, United States.{{cite news|url=http://www.denverpost.com/weathernews/ci_25254464/snow-related-accidents-close-westbound-i-70-at |work=The Denver Post |title=I-25 Pileup: 104 Vehicles Involved, 1 Killed, 30 Hospitalized after Snowy Disaster |date=1 March 2014 |first1=Kirk |last1=Mitchell |first2=Alison |last2=Noon |access-date=3 March 2014 }}
12 March 2014United States (Sandusky County, Ohio)3data-sort-value="30"|"numerous"90Heavy snow caused two crashes involving ninety vehicles on the Ohio Turnpike (Interstate 80/90) in Sandusky County, Ohio, United States.{{cite news|url=http://www.toledoblade.com/Police-Fire/2014/03/15/Debris-cleared-from-turnpike-fatal-crash-site.html |work=The Blade |title=Debris Cleared from Turnpike Fatal Crash Site |date=15 March 2014 |first=Vanessa |last=McCray |access-date=15 March 2014 }}{{cite news |url=http://www.sanduskyregister.com/article/fatal-turnpike-pileup/5430981 |work=Sandusky Register |title=Turnpike Open, But Slow Going |date=14 March 2014 |first=Courtney |last=Astolfi |access-date=15 March 2014 |archive-date=15 March 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140315173506/http://www.sanduskyregister.com/article/fatal-turnpike-pileup/5430981 |url-status=dead }}
14 October 2014South Africa (Alberton)45447A 47-vehicle pileup occurred during morning traffic on N12 Freeway near Alberton, South Africa, heading east. Four people were confirmed dead and nine were critically injured.{{cite news| url=http://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/News/N12-blocked-off-after-Alberton-accident-20141014 | work=News 24 | title=South Africa: Truck brake failure leads to multiple car pile up | date=14 October 2014}}
9 January 2015United States (Galesburg, Michigan)123193Nearly 200 vehicles, including 76 semi trucks, were involved in a pileup on Interstate 94 near Galesburg, Michigan,{{cite news | url=https://abcnews.go.com/US/huge-highway-pile-triggers-fireworks-evacuation/story?id=28113629 |work=ABC News |title=170 Vehicle Pile-Up Triggers Fireworks and Evacuation |date= 9 January 2015 |access-date=12 January 2017}} amidst a heavy snowstorm that brought nearly a foot of snow to the area. One of the trucks was carrying a load of fireworks, which caught fire and exploded, injuring two firefighters. The only fatality was a 57-year-old truck driver from Quebec, Canada.{{cite news |url=http://www.wzzm13.com/story/news/local/kalamazoo/2015/01/09/closed-serious-crash/21493615 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20150117120742/http://www.wzzm13.com/story/news/local/kalamazoo/2015/01/09/closed-serious-crash/21493615 |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 January 2015 |publisher=WZZM |title=One dead, 23 hurt in fiery 193-vehicle I-94 pileup |date=9 January 2015 |access-date=9 January 2015 }}
18 January 2015United States (Upper Merion, Pennsylvania)13060Icy roads led to a 60-car pileup on Interstate 76 in Upper Merion, Pennsylvania. One man was killed when he got out of his car after the collision and was hit by another car. 30 more people were injured.{{cite news|url=http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/25-Vehicle-Crash-on-Interstate-76-in-Mongtomery-County-288958611.html|work=NBC |title=1 Dead, 30 Hurt in Massive I-76 Pileup in Montgomery County|date=18 January 2015 |access-date=19 January 2015 }}{{cite news|url=http://gawker.com/at-least-three-dead-and-dozens-injured-in-northeast-pil-1680344187 |work=Gawker |title=At Least Three Dead and Dozens Injured in Northeast Pileups |date=18 January 2015 |access-date=19 January 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150119061720/http://gawker.com/at-least-three-dead-and-dozens-injured-in-northeast-pil-1680344187 |archive-date=19 January 2015}}
11 February 2015South Korea (Incheon)265106A 106-car pileup on Yeongjong Bridge in Incheon, South Korea, killed two and injured more than 65 people. The event was caught on tape from a vehicle's dashcam.{{cite news |url = https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-31403615 |title = Two dead in 100-car South Korea pile-up |publisher = BBC |date= 11 February 2015 |access-date = 11 February 2015}}
25 February 2015United States (Penobscot County, Maine)01775A 75-car pileup on Interstate 95 in Penobscot County, Maine, United States, was noted as possibly Maine's largest single traffic collision.{{cite news |url=https://bangordailynews.com/2015/02/26/news/bangor/police-witnesses-piece-together-details-of-75-car-crash-on-i-95/ |title=Police, witnesses piece together details of 75-car crash on I-95|first=Nok-Noi |last=Ricker |work=Bangor Daily News |date=26 February 2015 |access-date=27 February 2015}}
30 January 2016Slovenia (Senožeče)430data-sort-value="70"|70+A 55-car pileup on A1 motorway near Senožeče, Slovenia killed five and injured more than 30.{{Cite web|title = Motorway pile-up death toll rising|url = http://www.sloveniatimes.com/motorway-pile-up-death-toll-rising|website = sloveniatimes.com|date = 30 January 2016|access-date = 2016-01-31|archive-date = 19 May 2021|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210519015519/https://sloveniatimes.com/motorway-pile-up-death-toll-rising/|url-status = dead}}{{Cite news|title = Four die in Slovenian 50-car pile-up|url = https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/jan/31/four-die-in-slovenian-50-car-pile-up|newspaper = The Guardian|date = 2016-01-30|access-date = 2016-01-31|issn = 0261-3077|language = en-GB|agency = Agence France-Presse}}
13 February 2016United States (Lebanon County, Pennsylvania)3data-sort-value="25"|25+50Icy conditions caused a pileup on the I-78 Freeway in Pennsylvania, resulting in the deaths of 3 people. 50 cars were involved and at least 25 people were injured.{{Cite web|agency=The Associated|date=February 13, 2016|title=At least 3 dead, scores injured after huge Pa. pileup|url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/news/nation/2016/02/13/killed-scores-injured-after-huge-pennsylvania-pileup/Y97PGWiiwzZ8nWLyvIuR7H/story.html|access-date=2021-02-15|website=BostonGlobe.com|language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last1=Almasy |first1=Steve |last2=Marco |first2=Tony |name-list-style=and |date=2016-02-13 |title=Deadly I-78 pileup: Dozens of vehicles collide on Pennsylvania highway |url=https://www.cnn.com/2016/02/13/us/pennsylvania-interstate-deadly-pileup/index.html |access-date=2021-02-15 |website=CNN |language=en}}
22 February 2016Norway (Eidsvåg, Bergen)0560Unforeseen slippery roads during morning rush hours took motorists by surprise; there were 60 cars in the pileup on E39 near Bergen, Norway.{{Cite news |url=http://www.bt.no/nyheter/trafikk/Kjedekollisjon-med-60-biler-pa-E39-3548194.html |title=Kjedekollisjon med 60 biler på E39 |newspaper=Bergens Tidende |access-date=26 November 2023 |archive-date=31 May 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160531051936/http://www.bt.no/nyheter/trafikk/Kjedekollisjon-med-60-biler-pa-E39-3548194.html |url-status=bot: unknown }}
13 March 2016United States (Alamance County, North Carolina)020130At least 130 cars piled up on Interstate 85/Interstate 40 in Alamance County, North Carolina, United States. The crash is thought to be a result of slippery roads caused by thunderstorms in the area at the time.{{cite news | url=http://www.newsobserver.com/news/traffic/article65888212.html|title=130-plus vehicles involved in series of wrecks on I-40 in Alamance County|date=13 March 2016|newspaper=The News & Observer|access-date=23 October 2016}}
22 November 2016China (Shanxi)173756Snowy road conditions on an expressway linking Beijing and Kunming in the North China province of Shanxi caused a total of 56 vehicles to crash into each other, resulting in 17 deaths.{{Cite web |title=56-car China motorway pile-up kills 17 as dozens of vehicles crash |author= |work=the Guardian |date=22 November 2016 |access-date=26 November 2023 |url= https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/nov/22/china-motorway-pile-up-kills-17-as-dozens-of-vehicles-crash}}
8 December 2016United States (Cleveland, Ohio)02050A 50-vehicle pileup on Interstate 90 in Concord Township, Ohio on the east side of Cleveland, Ohio, at mile marker 202.3 (between OH-44 and Vrooman Road) happened as a result of overnight heavy lake-effect snow. It seems to have had 15 semi trucks and 35 cars involved.{{Cite news|title = 50-vehicle pileup shuts down Ohio freeway|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2016/12/09/heavy-snow-triggers-50-car-pileup-ohio/95196868/}}
5 February 2018United States (Ames, Iowa)15data-sort-value="50"|50–70Icy conditions led to a pileup on Interstate 35 near Ames, Iowa, involving at least 15 semi trucks and 35 cars. One fatality and five critically injured people were reported.{{Cite news|title = Ames, Iowa, Interstate Reopens After Deadly 70-Car Pileup|url=https://weather.com/news/news/2018-02-05-midwest-snow-iowa-pileup}}
15 February 2019United States (Oak Grove, Missouri)1047A 47-vehicle pileup occurred on Interstate 70 near Oak Grove, Missouri, due to icy roads and white-out conditions. One fatality was reported.{{cite news |last=Hopkins |first=Anna |title=Dramatic 47-car pile up in Missouri leaves at least one dead |url=https://www.foxnews.com/us/dramatic-47-car-pile-up-in-missouri-leaves-at-least-one-dead |publisher=Fox News Channel |access-date=17 February 2019 |date=16 February 2019 }}
24 February 2019United States (Neenah, Wisconsin)171131White-out conditions and winds in excess of 50 mph contributed to a 131 vehicle pileup on Interstate 41 near Neenah, Wisconsin. The crash resulted in 1 dead and 71 injured.{{cite news |title=Sheriff: 1 dead after 131-vehicle pileup in Winnebago Co. |url=https://fox11online.com/news/local/winnebago-sheriff-one-person-dead-after-massive-pile-up?jwsource=cl |publisher=Fox News Channel |access-date=25 February 2019 |date=24 February 2019 }}{{cite news| title=131-vehicle pileup on I-41 in Neenah kills one person and injures 71 others | url=https://www.jsonline.com/story/weather/2019/02/24/wisconsin-weather-travel-difficult-impossible-winds-and-blizzard-conditions/2971353002/ | work=Milwaukee Journal Sentinel | access-date=25 February 2019 | date=24 February 2019}}
5 March 2019United States (Hudson, Ohio)025data-sort-value="100"|~100White-out conditions and icy roads caused a 90 to 100 car pileup on Route 8 northbound in Hudson, Ohio.{{Cite web|url=https://www.news5cleveland.com/Dozens-of-cars-totaled-in-Route-8-pile-up-25-people-transported-to-hospital|title=Dozens of cars totaled in Route 8 pile-up|date=2019-03-06|publisher=WEWS|language=en|access-date=2019-03-07}}
23 March 2019United States (Grapevine, California)11250With fog visibility of 100 feet, there was a pileup on the Southbound side of Interstate 5 South of Grapevine at Gorman School Road. A toddler passed away days later.{{Cite web|url=https://abc7.com/5229322/|title=Toddler dies days after fog causes Grapevine pileup|date=2019-04-01|website=ABC7 Los Angeles|language=en|access-date=2019-04-14}}
25 April 2019United States (Lakewood, Colorado)4728A semi driver slammed into rush hour traffic, starting a pile up and massive fire that killed four people and injured seven others in Lakewood, Colorado.{{Cite web|url=https://coloradosun.com/2019/04/26/interstate-70-crash-lakewood-death-toll/|title=4 killed in fiery I-70 crash in west Lakewood|date=2019-04-26|website=The Colorado Sun|language=en|access-date=2019-08-07}}
22 December 2019United States (Williamsburg, Virginia)05169Near Williamsburg, Virginia, 69 vehicles collided in foggy conditions on Interstate 64 on the westbound portion of Queens Creek Bridge.{{cite news|url=https://wtvr.com/2019/12/22/bray-hollowell-apocalyptic-69-car-pileup-on-i-64-fog-and-ice/|title='It got really foggy really quick' before 'apocalyptic' 69-car pileup, witness says|last=Harmon|first=Gabrielle|date=22 December 2019|publisher=CBS|access-date=22 December 2019}}
19 February 2020Canada (La Prairie, Quebec)2data-sort-value="70"|~70data-sort-value="200"|200+White-out conditions on Highway 15 caused a pile-up involving more than 200 vehicles in La Prairie, a suburb of the Canadian city of Montreal.{{Cite web|date=2020-02-19|title=Nearly 70 injured as 200 vehicles involved in pile-up in snowy Montreal|url=http://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/feb/19/montreal-canada-pile-up-accident-highway|access-date=2021-05-20|website=The Guardian|language=en}}
1 March 2020United States (Wamsutter, Wyoming)330120Near Wamsutter, Wyoming, over 100 vehicles collided in near-zero visibility conditions while semi-trailers toppled over in high winds. Vehicles were unable to stop as there was also black ice on Interstate 80 on both sides of the highway, westbound and eastbound portions between Rawlins and Wamsutter. People report being stuck on the highway for over nine hours before emergency teams were able to clear the roadway.{{cite news|url=https://www.foxnews.com/us/wyoming-pileup-interstate-80-severe-weather-winter-fatal-injured-blowing-snow|work=FOX|access-date=3 March 2020|title=Wyoming pileup involved over 100 vehicles in crashes on Interstate 80, 'rolling closures' in effect |date=3 March 2020 }}
11 February 2021United States (Fort Worth, Texas)6data-sort-value="65"|65+133Freezing rain resulted in 133Archived at [https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211205/OkNzTbzMikM Ghostarchive]{{cbignore}} and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20210223073103/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OkNzTbzMikM&gl=US&hl=en Wayback Machine]{{cbignore}}: {{cite web| url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OkNzTbzMikM| title = 'Major Catastrophe,' 133 Cars, 6 Dead In Deadly Pileup | website=YouTube| date = 11 February 2021 }}{{cbignore}} vehicles being involved in a crash on Interstate 35W near Fort Worth, Texas. It was the worst pile-up in Texas history with more than 65 people hospitalized and at least six people dead. Multiple people were trapped in their vehicles as well and had to be rescued. The scene of the crash spanned over 1.5 miles.{{Cite web|date=2021-02-11|title=5 dead, 30 taken to hospital after 70-vehicle pileup in Fort Worth|last= Marfin|first= Catherine|url=https://www.dallasnews.com/news/weather/2021/02/11/winter-weather-causes-hazardous-conditions-on-north-texas-roads/|access-date=2021-02-11|website=dallasnews|language=en-US}}
19 June 2021United States (Butler County, Alabama)1018Rain from Tropical Storm Claudette resulted in a pile-up of 18 vehicles on the Interstate 65 in Butler County, Alabama. Ten were killed, including nine children.
25 July 2021United States (Millard County, Utah)8data-sort-value="11"|>1022A severe sandstorm resulted in a pile-up of 22 vehicles on Interstate 15 in Millard County, Utah. Eight were killed, including four children under the age of 15.{{Cite news|title=At least 8 killed in 22-car pileup in Utah during sandstorm|url=https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/killed-20-car-pileup-utah-sandstorm-79054023|access-date=2021-07-27|website=ABC News|language=en}}
7 November 2021Mexico (between Mexico City and Puebla)193data-sort-value="19"|ManyA shampoo truck smashed into cars at a toll booth on the Mexican Federal Highway connecting Mexico City with Puebla, causing a large fire.{{Cite web|date=2021-11-07|title=At least 19 dead as truck smashes into cars at toll booth in Mexico|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/truck-crash-mexico-deaths-highway-b1953040.html|access-date=2021-11-09|website=The Independent|language=en}}{{Cite web|date=2021-11-06|title=19 dead in Mexico when truck crashes into cars at toll booth|url=https://apnews.com/article/mexico-media-accidents-6927dc275e6a3b9beefca245889be485|access-date=2021-11-09|website=AP NEWS|language=en}}
5 January 2022United States (Monmouth County, New Jersey)0765On the workweek morning of January 5, early morning rain falling with temps below freezing led to widespread black ice across the Philadelphia and New York City metro areas. In Monmouth County, New Jersey, black ice over the Route 18/36 flyovers led to 2 car pileups in both directions. 50 vehicles were involved in the second crash and 15 were involved in the first. {{Cite web |last=Goldman |first=Jeff |date=2022-01-05 |title=50 vehicles involved in icy crash on Route 18, causing serious injuries, police say |url=https://www.nj.com/monmouth/2022/01/50-vehicles-involved-in-icy-crash-on-route-18-causing-serious-injuries-police-say.html |access-date=2023-08-11 |website=NJ.com |language=en}}
12 March 2022United States (Cumberland County, Pennsylvania)01073There was a pileup on Pennsylvania Route 581 in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, likely caused by a snow squall.{{cite web |title=PA highway pileup: Rt. 581 reopens after more than 70 cars involved in crash, state police say |url=https://www.fox29.com/news/pa-state-police-rt-581-shut-down-after-more-than-70-cars-involved-in-crash |website=FOX 29 |date=13 March 2022 |access-date=8 July 2022}}
17 March 2022United States (Charleston, Missouri)647There was a pileup on Interstate 57 near Charleston in southeastern Missouri, caused by fog{{Cite web |last1=Vera |first1=Amir |last2=Razek |first2=Raja |last3=Rose |first3=Andy |name-list-style=and |date=17 March 2022 |title=6 dead in Missouri interstate pileup involving 47 vehicles, official says |url=https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/17/us/multi-vehicle-crash-missouri-interstate/index.html |access-date=2022-03-18 |website=CNN}}
28 March 2022United States (Minersville, Pennsylvania)62480{{Cite web|url=https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/stretch-81-pennsylvania-reopens-deadly-pileup-83757158|title=Police: 6 killed in Pennsylvania pileup of 80 vehicles|website=ABC News}}

|There was a crash on Interstate 81 near Minersville, Pennsylvania, due to a snow squall{{Cite news |date=30 March 2022 |title=Six people killed in massive crash on Interstate 81 in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania State Police say |language=en |work=WGAL |url=https://www.wgal.com/article/six-people-killed-huge-crash-interstate-81-schuylkill-county-pennsylvania/39584931 |access-date=30 March 2022}}

4 November 2022United States (Denver, Colorado)00data-sort-value="100"|>100The accident occurred on 6th Avenue in Denver, Colorado, due to overnight snow and icy roads{{Cite web |title=100-vehicle crash closes parts of Denver highway following overnight snow |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/100-vehicle-crash-closes-parts-denver-highway-overnight-snow-rcna55680 |access-date=2023-02-06 |website=NBC News |date=4 November 2022 |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Williams |first=Ashley R. |title=80-vehicle pileup in Colorado blamed on wintry weather and fast drivers |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2022/11/04/80-car-pileup-denver-amid-snow-icy-roads/8265803001/ |access-date=2023-02-06 |website=USA TODAY |language=en-US}}
23 December 2022United States (Sandusky County, Ohio)47351This crash occurred on the Ohio Turnpike in Sandusky County due at least partially to weather conditions from the December 2022 North American winter storm, as the area was under a level 3 snow emergency and "the crash came amid frigid temps and strong winds."{{Cite web |author=WTVG Staff |title=OSHP: Four killed in 50-vehicle pileup crash on Ohio Turnpike |url=https://www.13abc.com/2022/12/23/oshp-multiple-people-injured-turnpike-crashes-crews-working-closures/ |access-date=2023-02-06 |website=13abc.com |date=23 December 2022 |language=en}} This crash was still under investigation a month later.{{Cite web |last=Pietrasz |first=Jake |title=BODYCAM: 73 injuries, 4 deaths in Ohio Turnpike 50-vehicle pileup crash, OSHP says |url=https://www.13abc.com/2023/01/23/dec-23-turnpike-crash-resulted-over-70-injuries-multiple-fatalities-crash-report-says/ |access-date=2023-02-06 |website=13abc.com |date=23 January 2023 |language=en}}
1 May 2023United States (Montgomery County, Illinois)data-sort-value="8"|8{{Cite news |date=17 May 2023 |title=8th person dies after I-55 dust storm crash |language=en |work=WLS-TV |url=https://abc7chicago.com/dust-storm-illinois-il-in-i-55/13261111/ |access-date=25 August 2023}}3672This crash occurred on Interstate 55 in Montgomery County, Illinois, due to a dust storm.{{Cite news |last1=Fernando |first1=Christine |last2=Yancey-Bragg |first2=N'dea |date=2 May 2023 |title=Interstate 55 in Illinois reopens after massive dust storm causes pileup, killing 7 people |language=en-US |work=USA Today |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2023/05/02/dust-storm-accident-interstate-55-illinois-6-killed/70173770007/ |access-date=3 May 2023}}
23 October 2023United States (St. John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana)863168This crash occurred on Interstate 55 in St. John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana due to a combination of heavy fog and drifting smoke from nearby marsh fires (superfog). This stretch of I-55 from Ponchatoula to Manchac is elevated to pass over swampland below, and one vehicle fell into the water and partially sunk, while over 100 motorists were left stranded before rescue services could reach the area.{{Cite web |date=23 October 2023 |title=LSP: Seven people killed, 158 vehicles involved in crash along I-55 |url=https://www.wbrz.com/news/lsp-seven-people-killed-158-vehicles-involved-in-crash-along-i-55/ |access-date=2023-10-23 |website=WBRZ |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Dev |first=S. |date=2023-10-24 |title=At least 8 killed, 63 injured in 168-vehicle pileup on Louisiana highway |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/louisiana-i55-pileup-deaths-superfog/ |access-date=2023-10-24 |website=CBS News |language=en}}
21 December 2024Brazil (Teófilo Otoni)39{{Cite news |last=Araújo |first=Alex |date=10 January 2025 |title=Corpos das 39 pessoas que morreram em acidente com ônibus em Minas Gerais são identificados |trans-title=Bodies of 39 people who died in bus accident in Minas Gerais are identified|url=https://g1.globo.com/mg/minas-gerais/noticia/2025/01/10/corpos-das-39-pessoas-que-morreram-em-acidente-com-onibus-em-minas-gerais-sao-identificados.ghtml |work=G1 |language=pt-br }}73This crash occurred on BR-116 in Teófilo Otoni, Minas Gerais; according to the Federal Highway Police, the cause of the accident was possibly due to a fall of granite block from a B-train that hit a bus and a car.{{Cite news |first=Gabriela|last=Sá Pessoa|date=2024-12-21 |title=38 people die in a crash between a passenger bus and a truck in Brazil |url=https://apnews.com/article/brazil-minas-gerais-bus-crash-b521a7fc2626f6b1faaa177d8b8c0fdd |access-date=2024-12-22|work=Associated Press}}{{Cite news |date=2024-12-21|title=O que sabemos sobre as causas do grave acidente com mais de 30 mortos em MG|url=https://www.cnnbrasil.com.br/nacional/sudeste/mg/o-que-sabemos-sobre-as-causas-do-grave-acidente-com-mortos-em-mg/ |work=CNN Brasil|access-date=2024-12-22|language=pt-br}}
7 February 2025

|Canada (Orillia, Ontario)

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|50-60{{Cite web |date=2025-02-07 |title=UPDATE: One person killed in 60-car Hwy. 11 pileup, say OPP |url=https://www.orilliamatters.com/police-beat/highway-11-shut-down-in-orillia-after-60-vehicle-pileup-fire-chief-10200958 |access-date=2025-02-08 |website=OrilliaMatters.com |language=en}}

|This crash occurred on King’s Highway 11 in the city of Orillia, Ontario, after snow squalls in the area led to whiteout conditions, causing collisions between an estimated 50-60 vehicles. A 49-year-old man was killed and 11 others were hospitalized.{{Cite web |last=Aguilar |first=Phil Tsekouras, Bryann |date=2025-02-08 |title=Man dead, 11 in hospital after Highway 11 pileup in Orillia |url=https://www.ctvnews.ca/toronto/article/one-person-dead-multiple-hospitalized-after-highway-11-pileup-in-orillia/ |access-date=2025-02-08 |website=CTVNews |language=en}}

15 February 2025

|Sweden (Uppland)

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|Two accidents occurred in Uppland on 15 February, one on the E18 in the vicinity of Grillby near Enköping and another on the E4 near Uppsala due to icy road conditions and low visibility.

14 March 2025United States (Western Kansas)830+71This crash occurred on Interstate 70 in northwestern Kansas between Colby and Goodland due to a dust storm.{{Cite news |last=Stavola |first=Michael |date=March 15, 2025 |title=Eight dead, dozens injured in 71-vehicle accident during dust storm in western Kansas |url=https://www.kansascity.com/news/state/kansas/article302141134.html |access-date=March 15, 2025 |work=Kansas City Star}}

Motorsports

Multiple vehicle collisions can occur in the restricted courses used in motorsports as well, most commonly after a green flag (on road courses) being waved following a warm-up lap during the start of the race. Reporters and fans apply subjective guidelines as to what threshold needs to be crossed before a simple on-track incident can be described as such. NASCAR fans, for example, talk about the "Big One", where many cars can be or are involved in a wreck while running close together.

See also

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