Bad Karma Posted January 14, 2015 Content Count: 478 Joined: 04/21/09 Status: Offline Share Posted January 14, 2015 A fiery multi-vehicle pileup on snowy roads that involved 193 vehicles brought Interstate 94 near Battle Creek, Michigan, to a screeching halt in both directions Friday, killing at least one person and injuring a number of others. As of Saturday evening, both sides of I-94 are still closed. Frozen equipment is stalling the effort to reopen the interstate, the Associated Press reports. The problematic equipment was being used to remove acid from a tanker truck. "The valve on the pump froze ... We're not in a position to say when I-94 will reopen," First Lt. James Coleman of the Michigan State Police told the Kalamazoo Gazette. The accident happened at mile marker 90 between the Galesburg and Climax exits just after 10 a.m. ET. Numbers for the vehicles in the pileup were varied on Friday because of the chaotic situation and confusing conditions. Michigan State Police now say 193 vehicles were involved, including dozens of semi-trucks. Lt. David Wood says that around 50 vehicles remain on the roadway as of Saturday morning. MSP reports at least one semi was carrying fireworks. They also classified it as a “hazardous material situation" because of another truck carrying formic acid, which is mainly used as a preservative. IThis video was posted on liveleak: "BATTLE CREEK, Mich. - one person was killed and 16 were injured Friday morning in a pileup involving 193 vehicles on Interstate 94. One truck was carrying a corrosive chemical. Another truck involved in the pileup was carrying fireworks that exploded. Link to comment
Sniper Posted January 14, 2015 Content Count: 657 Joined: 07/21/10 Status: Offline Share Posted January 14, 2015 I live less than 5 miles west from where that accident happened. I had to find an alternate route home from work that day because of that accident. Link to comment
ExRev Posted January 14, 2015 Content Count: 2238 Joined: 03/29/10 Status: Offline Share Posted January 14, 2015 Just proof that people are fucking stupid when it comes to adverse weather/road conditions. We've had icy/slick roads here the last few days, and I've nearly been rear ended a few times in just the short block between work and home several times because dumbasses in their SUVs and Pickups think it's still ok for them to do like 80, even when I've got a turn signal on and am slowing down and still sliding into a turn. Link to comment
Dirk Posted January 14, 2015 Content Count: 2167 Joined: 07/14/10 Status: Offline Share Posted January 14, 2015 I don't see how a few of those people survived, its a miracle that more people weren't killed in this. Link to comment
Bubba Posted January 14, 2015 Content Count: 173 Joined: 10/03/08 Status: Offline Share Posted January 14, 2015 This honestly is devastating to watch...wow Link to comment
h3adsh0t Posted January 14, 2015 Content Count: 581 Joined: 06/09/08 Status: Offline Share Posted January 14, 2015 Astonished there isn't more dead. Link to comment
Wawa Posted January 14, 2015 Content Count: 3740 Joined: 05/21/12 Status: Offline Share Posted January 14, 2015 Watching that video was like watching a movie.....unreal. Link to comment
Mandeemoo007 Posted January 15, 2015 Content Count: 1459 Joined: 01/07/14 Status: Offline Share Posted January 15, 2015 Wow, that is worse than what happened in Philly last year, where there were like 160 cars all piled up in different sections from ice. But this was worse because of the snow. Link to comment
Zorg Posted January 15, 2015 Content Count: 640 Joined: 04/15/14 Status: Offline Share Posted January 15, 2015 That fucking semi had no fucks to give today... Link to comment
Bubba Posted January 15, 2015 Content Count: 173 Joined: 10/03/08 Status: Offline Share Posted January 15, 2015 That fucking semi had no fucks to give today... Which one of the thousand there is? Link to comment
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