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Video: Four people injured as thick fog in Moscow causes 80 car pile-up

Police said the fog reduced visibility to five metres in some places

Jack Simpson
Wednesday 11 February 2015 15:25 GMT
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The crash caused a traffic jam that lasted over three hours
The crash caused a traffic jam that lasted over three hours (Ruptly)

At least four people were injured in an extraordinary mass pile-up involving 80 cars on a highway outside of Moscow.

The incident which happened in rush hour near the town of Zhukovsky to the south-east of Moscow saw two lorries crash into each other, causing a block in the road.

According to police, the fog was some of the worst Moscow has seen this year with visibility being reduced to around just five metres.

Video from after the incident captured the massive traffic jam which was reported to have been completely stationary for over three hours.

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