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Lorry causes huge car pileup on the Greek National Highway (photos+videos)

Traffic has come to a standstill following the accident

Newsroom October 22 09:20

A lorry carrying sacks of flour crashed into twelve cars causing absolute chaos on the National Highway at the height of Metamorfosis heading to Athens at 8 a.m. on Wednesday. The driver of the truck lost control citing problems with his brakes that began at the Attiki Highway and reminding those present of the tragic 40-car pileup on the Egnatia Highway in Northern Greece on October 5.

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Two trucks, a school bus and nine other passenger cars piled up as the lorry crashed into them.

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There were no deaths but two people were injured.  The area was covered in flour that had fallen from the truck. Traffic cane to a standstill as three of the four lanes have shut down.

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The firebrigade, ambulance and police rushed to the area.

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