Ten people were injured after 59 vehicles crashed Saturday on a California highway known for dangerous fog, according to the authorities.
The California Highway Patrol started to receive emergency calls just after 8:15 a.m. local time about multiple vehicles that had crashed on both sides of Highway 99 in an unincorporated part of Tulare County, said Officer Adrian Gonzalez, a spokesman for the Highway Patrol.
The officer responding to the scene reported there was only 100 to 200 feet of visibility because of fog, Officer Gonzalez said. The highway in Tulare County, which is southeast of Fresno and north of Bakersfield, is in a portion of California known for thick fog.
One person was moderately injured with a cut to the forehead while the other nine had minor injuries, Officer Gonzalez said. All 10 were taken to health care centers for treatment, he said.
Nearly 60 vehicles, including big rigs, trucks, and cars were involved in the pileup, Officer Gonzalez said, adding that some of them “were mangled up.”
Photos from the scene show vehicles crashed into one another or concrete barriers. In some images, cars appeared to be reduced to tangles of metal.
The highway was closed for more than six hours.
Thick fog on Highway 99 has contributed to fatal crashes in the past. On Jan. 11, one person was killed when fog decreased visibility to a dozen feet, according to The Fresno Bee. That crash involved 17 vehicles.
In 1990, five people were killed in a multivehicle crash, according to The Bee. More than 40 vehicles were involved and 30 people were injured.
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