A 120 car pile-up near London

Dozens of people were hurt, some seriously, when more than 100 cars were caught up in a huge pile-up on a bridge east of London during foggy conditions on Thursday morning (local time).

In dense fog at the start of morning rush hour, eight motorists were seriously injured, 60 less seriously, and hundreds left standing in the road unhurt but terrified near the tangled remains of their cars as more than 120 vehicles ploughed into one another on the Sheppey bridge crossing in Kent.

Witnesses described 10 minutes of eerie mayhem, as they heard crash after crash of vehicles invisible in the fog. Many claimed motorists were approaching the bridge at speed and with no headlamps, and some who realised something was wrong stopped but were then struck by more vehicles piling into the scene. Chief Inspector Andy Reeves, of Kent police, said it was "remarkable" that nobody was killed.

The mangled wrecks of cars and lorries were strewn across the Sheppey Crossing as vehicles smashed into each other in a series of collisions at about 7.20am (6.30pm NZ time).

Aerial view oft he pile up:

For the video clippings of the pile up and more info click the link below:

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/sep/05/shepney-bridge-crash-100-vehicle

http://www.stuff.co.nz/world/europe/9132675/Dozens-hurt-in-100-car-crash-near-London