3 dead, many injured in 18-vehicle I – 80 pileup during whiteout

AOL: An 18-vehicle pileup that occurred in whiteout conditions Wednesday on a western Pennsylvania interstate left three people dead and dozens injured, authorities said…

Nine trucks, several of them tractor-trailers, and nine cars were involved in the crash that occurred at 1:40 p.m. in the westbound lanes of I-80 in Clarion Township, state police said.

“There was a whiteout. There was very heavy snow at the time with visibility virtually zero,” Smith said… (more)