Several killed in 'horrific' 27-car pile-up in England

MOSCOW. November 5. KAZINFORM Several people were killed and about 35 injured in a 27-vehicle pile-up on a British motorway, local media reported, quoting police.

The crash occurred on the motorway near Taunton, in south-west England, late on Friday. Television pictures showed chaotic scenes with cars and trucks ablaze and people desperately trying to rescue passengers trapped in the wreckage of their vehicles, RIA Novosti reports.

A police official was quoted by media reports as saying that "several people" had lost their lives in the crash, described by some witnesses as "horrific."

A long stretch of the motorway has been closed and will only reopen in 24 hours, the reports said.

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