Sunday, 10 April 2011

BBC News - Germany: Freak sandstorm causes deadly motorway pile-up

BBC News - Germany: Freak sandstorm causes deadly motorway pile-up

A freak sandstorm that swept across a motorway in northern Germany caused a multiple pile-up, leaving eight people dead and dozens injured.

Sand and dirt were blown on to the four-lane A19 near Rostock, close to the Baltic Sea in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania state, on Friday.

The pile-up involved 80 cars and three lorries, with 20 vehicles set ablaze.