FOG LEADS TO 11 DEATHS IN PILEUP ON ITALY FREEWAY.Byline: Associated Press Associated Press: see news agency. Associated Press (AP) Cooperative news agency, the oldest and largest in the U.S. and long the largest in the world. Notoriously fast drivers and sudden fog: It's a recipe for disaster on Italian highways. In the latest epic pileup, at least 11 people were killed Monday when 300 cars smashed in a chain reaction that left twisted metal
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The rush-hour carnage was one of the bloodiest episodes in Italy's history of fog-related highway disasters - most occurring in winter when thick fog banks roll in quickly. "Italians tend to drive fast and should be aware of the extreme danger of fog," said Roberto Miceli, a spokesman for the Automobile Club of Italy in Rome. "It's one of our worst killers." Signs warning of fog danger are common, and special reflectors line roads in many fog-prone areas. But they mean nothing unless drivers heed recommendations to slow down when fog is likely, Miceli said. The speed limit of 80 mph is widely ignored and sporadically enforced. The site of Monday's crash - the A-4 highway - was a graveyard of mangled metal, charred hulks and shattered glass. Some vehicles were crushed like accordions. Jack-knifed tractor trailers were wedged together, and cars were perched on guardrails. The highway, the main route between Milan and Trieste, cuts through rolling hills Rolling hills are like a mountain chain, only a "hill chain" of hills that roll on and on continually. You will often find them in between plains and mountains, near major rivers, or randomly anywhere. The only places without rolling hills are deserts and flood plains. near Soave, a wine-producing area 12 miles east of Verona where the crash occurred. Some vehicles went up in flames In Flames is a melodic death metal band from Gothenburg, Sweden founded in 1990. Along with Dark Tranquillity and At the Gates, they pioneered what is now known as melodic death metal. , blistering off paint and coloring the fog with an orange glow. Rescuers used metal cutters and blow torches to reach victims. The fog started to roll in at 8 a.m. - a peak travel time. Fog often forces cancellations of plane trips in winter, adding even more cars to roadways between major cities. Traffic was snarled snarl 1 v. snarled, snarl·ing, snarls v.intr. 1. To growl viciously while baring the teeth. 2. To speak angrily or threateningly. v.tr. up to nine miles in both directions Monday. The highway was not expected to be fully open until early Tuesday. Low visibility caused problems for pilots of rescue helicopters. At least 50 ambulances carried victims to hospitals. The death toll could surpass the worst fog-related highway disaster in Italy: Feb. 20, 1989, when 13 people died in a series of crashes in Emilia Romagna in northeastern Italy. At least one politician said the accident points out the need for more safety measures safety measures, n.pl actions (e.g., use of glasses, face masks) taken to protect patients and office personnel from such known hazards as particles and aerosols from high-speed rotary instruments, mercury vapor, radiation exposure, anesthetic and . |
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