Nearly 50 Vehicles Crash In Major Pile-Up As Black Ice Wreaks Havoc In Finland

Major roads in Finland saw their traffic halted Saturday morning following a major pile-up in Lahti that featured around 50 vehicles and caused multiple injuries. A total of two pile-ups took place, with another crash on a smaller scale marking a third incident.

The pile-ups happened in each direction of the busiest highway in Nelostie, which is to the north of Renkomäki. The smaller crash, which involved a chemical tanker, occurred on the southern ring road. Warnings were issued by the Finnish Meteorological Institute, per the Helsinki Times, regarding black ice throughout almost the whole nation overnight.

In total, 10 people were injured, with two being serious and the other eight listed as minor, according to rescue services via the Helsinki Times. (RELATED: United Airlines Flight Reportedly Forced To Land After Windshield Gets Smashed By Mysterious Object; Pilot Injured)

During the accidents, three police vehicles were hit, with two suffering major damage, per the outlet. None of the officers were injured.

You can watch the wild footage of the pile-up in Lahti here.

Black ice causes car crashes in Finland: 40-car pile-up in Lahti Saturday morning.
Accidents on icy roads also in Sweden.https://t.co/Abu4E44FaRhttps://t.co/m1h7CFcK8b

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According to local police via the Helsinki Times, visibility was extremely reduced due to what they describe as “Konginkangas weather,” which is referencing the bus-truck crash in 2004 that resulted in 23 deaths from conditions that were similar.

Temperatures rose quickly from under zero degrees, developing black ice, per the outlet. Visibility was around zero in parts of the region where dense fog declined instantly.