Ten deaths after a multiple crash

ten people were killed Sunday in a multiple crash on a highway in Florida, believed that it was caused by the dense smoke that gave off a nearby fire coupled with the effect of the fog, yesterday confirmed a spokesman for the State Highway Patrol.

Before the accident the local authorities had closed the road by the lack of visibility, but her they reopened when they considered that the conditions had improved.

Authorities believe that smoke that showed a fire near the road I-75 in the vicinity of Gainesville (North Florida) dramatically reduced the visibility, was already weak due to a dense fog.

Two-way
collisions occurred in both directions of the road, what did that many vehicles were trapped.

According to the cited spokesperson some of them burned.

"My car was hit twice." Not seen anything else than u000asmoke and flames, but heard the blows of one vehicle against another. It was as if someone them were throwing against each other.

Also heard explosions", said the driver of one vehicle injured daily The Gainesville Sun.

At least five large-tonnage and a dozen of utility vehicles were involved in the accident.

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