Multiple people died in a massive car pile-up in Missouri involving as many as 50 vehicles on Thursday on Interstate 57 in Charleston, officials said. Mississippi County Coroner Terry Parker told KFVS-2 that there are five confirmed deaths in the pileup. A mobile morgue was set up at McMikle’s Funeral Home in Charleston, Missouri, he said. The Mississippi County Sheriff’s Office, however, declined to release the number of fatalities, saying it is “not releasing that information at this time. Still an active accident scene with multiple agencies working to help all involved and clear the scene.” Zach Bolden, the head of the Mississippi County EMS, told local media that between 40 and 50 vehicles were involved in the crash. And Robert Hearnes, the head of the Charleston Department of Public Safety, told KFVS-2 in a video interview that due to thick fog, the “visibility was … 50 feet,” and there were between …
Multiple Fatalities After Pile-Up Involving up to 50 Cars on I-57 in Missouri
March 17, 2022
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