"A giant 45 car pileup brought traffic to a dead stop for hours on snowy Interstate 70 in Indiana on Saturday. Cole Knobbe, an anchor for WTWO 2, a local NBC affiliate in Terra Haute, Indiana, reported the wreck was caused by slide-offs due to snow and ice. The huge accident happen about 10 miles outside of Terra Haute. Pictures from the pileup showed dozens of cars, trucks, and semi-trucks strewn across the snow-filled road."
"A spokesperson for the Riley Fire Department in nearby Riley, Indiana told WTWO 2 that it was the largest wreck the department had ever responded to. Local police Sgt. Matt Ames told the station there were no major injuries to drivers, and that a number of cops and firemen were on the scene, working to get traffic moving again; around 7:00 p.m. local time about six hours after the accident happened the lanes reopened."
"The accident blocked westbound lanes, Knobbe reported, while NBC 5 in Chicago reported there were a number of cars that slid off the road on the eastbound side. NBC 5 reported a winter weather advisory was issued until 10:00 a.m. on Sunday in Vigo County, where the wreck happened. Snowfall in the area was expected to be between one and four inches, and wind gusts of up to 35 miles per hour were projected."
A giant 45-car pileup occurred on snowy Interstate 70 about 10 miles outside of Terra Haute, Indiana. Slide-offs due to snow and ice caused the wreck, scattering dozens of cars, trucks, and semis across the snow-filled road. The Riley Fire Department called it the largest wreck the department had ever responded to. Local police reported no major injuries to drivers and multiple emergency personnel worked to clear the scene. Westbound lanes were blocked and eastbound saw several slide-offs. Lanes reopened around 7:00 p.m., about six hours after the crash. A winter weather advisory warned of 1–4 inches of snow and gusts up to 35 mph.
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