Here is a video that shows the chaotic scenes that unfolding during a 193-vehicle pileup on Interstate 94 near Kalamazoo, Michigan this past Friday.
A round of blinding snow was blamed for the awful crash. Often times we hear of slick roads, and rightfully so, however, very heavy wintry precipitation can lead to very poor visibility. The combination of the two result in horrific traveling conditions.
Here is another crazy video that captured the explosions of multiple fireworks one Semi was carrying.
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Here are more photos from this event. Some of them coming from people involved on ground-zero.
1 dead, 16 hurt (@wzzm13) in lake effect snow pileup on I-94 in southwest Michigan. http://t.co/pCV7pnezbb @sfsell pic.twitter.com/bquB2eWON5
— Ginger Zee (@Ginger_Zee) January 9, 2015
115-car pileup closes I-94 in both directions west of Battle Creek #Local4 http://t.co/1vEO3hmdtV (Photo: @UTM16) pic.twitter.com/wByAx4KQ94
— Local 4 WDIV Detroit (@Local4News) January 9, 2015
NEW: fireworks are now going off in one of the semi trucks in the I-94 pileup. pic.twitter.com/oC5S6E9BeZ via @FOX17
— Roop Raj (@rooprajfox2) January 9, 2015
BREAKING: 100+ car pileup on I-94 near Battle Creek. At least one dead, truck hauling fireworks on fire. pic.twitter.com/fBnGJSz9TD
— Blake Harms (@hvillewxman) January 9, 2015
This is one example of how snow can have on the roads. Unfortunately, one fatality was reported from this pileup.