Four killed, several injured in multi-vehicle crash on Egnatia Odos national motorway
Four people were killed and many were injured in a multi-vehicle collision that occurred on Egnatia Odos national motorway shortly after 10:30 am on Sunday.
Central Macedonia Fire Brigade commander Chyssanthos Athanassopoulos told ANA-MPA that in the collision, on the Veria-Thessaloniki lane, were involved more than 35 cars, among them, three large trucks.
Five people injured in the collision were rushed to hospitals but many more, who were also injured, were taken to hospitals in Veria and Thessaloniki by motorists.
The fire brigade commander also said that two vehicles, a private car and a truck, were destroyed by fire and charred remains were found in the private car.
The accident near the village of Messi, at the intersection between Veria and Kouloura, occurred when a large truck crashed into a number of cars that were briefly stopped due to road works carried out in the area
An investigation is underway to determine the exact causes and circumstances of the accident.
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