Dead and dozens injured in pileup

paderborn - Through a chain collision on the German motorway A33 in the New Year night one person died and 66 people were injured. In the accident at the height of Paderborn in North Rhine-Westphalia were 25 vehicles involved, said a police spokesman told the daily Süddeutsche Zeitung.

The pile-up was caused by sudden fog, leaving virtually no visibility was greater. Many drivers kicked suddenly hit the brakes, causing other cars on top clapped. A 79-year-old man was killed.