<p>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.</p>.<p>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.</p>.<p>Other viral videos posted online showed the mangled remains of several vehicles that had crashed into others.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/international/world-news-politics/chinese-hospitals-funeral-homes-extremely-busy-as-covid-spreads-unchecked-1175797.html" target="_blank">Chinese hospitals, funeral homes 'extremely busy' as Covid spreads unchecked</a></strong></p>.<p>The accident occurred due to low visibility from fog near the city of Zhengzhou, Henan province, and involved at least 200 vehicles, state media reported.</p>.<p>"On Wednesday morning, a sudden build-up of fog occurred at the Zhengxin Yellow River Bridge in Zhengzhou, which caused a traffic accident involving the collision of multiple vehicles," CCTV cited Zhengzhou authorities as saying, adding that one person died as a result.</p>.<p>Zhengzhou traffic police said on their official social media account that traffic on the flyover had resumed as of Wednesday afternoon.</p>.<p>Emergency rescue efforts were carried out soon after the accident occurred, the CCTV report said.</p>.<p>Road accidents are common in China due to a lack of strict safety controls. In September, 27 passengers died after a bus transporting them to quarantine facilities in southwestern Guizhou province flipped over on a motorway.</p>
<p>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.</p>.<p>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.</p>.<p>Other viral videos posted online showed the mangled remains of several vehicles that had crashed into others.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/international/world-news-politics/chinese-hospitals-funeral-homes-extremely-busy-as-covid-spreads-unchecked-1175797.html" target="_blank">Chinese hospitals, funeral homes 'extremely busy' as Covid spreads unchecked</a></strong></p>.<p>The accident occurred due to low visibility from fog near the city of Zhengzhou, Henan province, and involved at least 200 vehicles, state media reported.</p>.<p>"On Wednesday morning, a sudden build-up of fog occurred at the Zhengxin Yellow River Bridge in Zhengzhou, which caused a traffic accident involving the collision of multiple vehicles," CCTV cited Zhengzhou authorities as saying, adding that one person died as a result.</p>.<p>Zhengzhou traffic police said on their official social media account that traffic on the flyover had resumed as of Wednesday afternoon.</p>.<p>Emergency rescue efforts were carried out soon after the accident occurred, the CCTV report said.</p>.<p>Road accidents are common in China due to a lack of strict safety controls. In September, 27 passengers died after a bus transporting them to quarantine facilities in southwestern Guizhou province flipped over on a motorway.</p>