Sheppey crash: massive pile-up on misty Kent bridge

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Sheppey crash
It was "truly miraculous" that no one was killed in a 100-car pile-up on a bridge in heavy fog, police have said.

Eight people were seriously injured and 33 are in hospital following the crash on the new Sheppey crossing bridge in Kent, which started at around 7.15am and continued for 10 minutes as cars and lorries crashed into each other in visibility that was down to 25 yards.

Witnesses described the scene as "carnage".

It started at around 7.15am and continued for 10 minutes as cars and lorries crashed into each other in visibility that was down to 20yards..

The scene was full of buckled cars, lorries and even a car transporter as people waited at the side of the road to receive help from the emergency services.

A Kent Fire and Rescue Service spokesman said hydraulic cutting equipment had been used to release five people from their vehicles.

The uninjured and the walking wounded were taken down from the bridge on the Sittingbourne side.