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Up to 40 vehicles involved in fog pileup on Slovenia highway

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AP Ljubljana (Slovenia)
Police say up to 40 vehicles have been involved in a pileup in dense fog on a highway in western Slovenia.

Local media reported several people were killed.

The accident today took place on a key motorway connecting the capital of Ljubljana with the Adriatic coast.

The area was wrapped in thick fog and police say this was the likely cause of the pileup.

Police released no other details, but the state STA news agency reported that five people were killed in the crash near Senozece, some 70 kilometers (42 miles) southwest of Ljubljana.

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First Published: Jan 30 2016 | 10:57 PM IST

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