A very heavy snowstorm that hit the city of Grand Rapids, Michigan (USA), caused a collision of almost one hundred vehicles on a highway on Monday morning (19th).
Although the snowstorm caused no fatalities or serious injuries, the phenomenon severely affected visibility for motorists in the region, causing vehicles to go off the road.
Winds of 40 to 65 km/h were recorded, and at the worst, visibility was only 400 metres. All this led to the collision on Interstate 196, between Zeeland and Hudsonville.
The incident was captured by Chicago Midwest & Midwest Storm Chaserswho shared videos of authorities using school buses to rescue people stranded in the snowstorm.
According to the page, people were safely directed to a local school. They also posted videos of teams towing trucks from the highway in an attempt to normalize traffic.
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