Fort Worth 100-Vehicle Pileup Leaves at Least 6 Dead, Multiple People Injured

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February 12th, 2021

Icy conditions in Texas led to a massive pile-up on Interstate 35W in Fort Worth on Thursday morning and prompted authorities to urge residents to stay home.

At least six people were killed in the crash, which involved 133 vehicles, FOX 4 of Dallas-Fort Worth reported. About 60 people were transported to area hospitals, the report added.

The only thing you can do in a fresh wet ice situation like this one is to get off the road as far away as you can. Do not slow down too much or you will get hit from behind. Just keep going safely until you can get off. Even parking on the roadside is better than being in the crunch.

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