“On Wednesday morning, a sudden build-up of fog occurred at the Yellow River Bridge in Zhengzhou, which caused a traffic accident involving the collision of multiple vehicles,” CCTV adding that one person died as a result. AFP

A multi-vehicle collision on Zhengxin Yellow River Bridge in Zhengzhou, in Henan. One person died during a highway pile-up involving hundreds of vehicles in central China, with images of the accident showing scenes of chaos. (AFP)

A multi-vehicle collision on Zhengxin Yellow River Bridge in Zhengzhou, in Henan. The accident occurred due to low visibility from fog near the city of Zhengzhou, and involved at least 200 vehicles, state media reported. (AFP)

One person died during a highway pile-up involving hundreds of vehicles in central China, state broadcaster CCTV reported Wednesday, with images of the accident showing scenes of chaos. Aerial pictures showed hundreds of passenger cars, vans and lorries — many of which had smashed into one another — piled up on one section of the highway in dense fog. AFP