Dense fog blamed for 18-car pileup on Almaty-Ust Kamenogorsk highway

A pileup involving 18 cars occurred on January 5 at 07:30 am on the 28th km of the Almaty-Ust Kamenogorsk highway, Kazinform News Agency reports citing KazAvtoZhol.

According to preliminary information, multiple collisions were caused by inappropriate speed rates and not keeping a safe distance between vehicles amid dense fog and poor visibility.

No casualties were reported. The circumstances that caused the road traffic accident will be examined.

As earlier reported, a pile-up crash involving 95 vehicles occurred in Akmola region on January 3, 2025.