This fog-shrouded stretch of highway in the U.S. state of Virginia was the scene of a 75-vehicle pile-up on Sunday.<br/> <br />Three people were killed and 25 injured in the crash.<br/> <br />(SOUNDBITE) (English) UNIDENTIFIED ACCIDENT VICTIM, SAYING:<br/> <br />"We had stopped, we had seen there was some carnage in front of us and then all of a sudden behind us, the UPS truck came and side swiped our entire car on one side. We thought we were both dead."<br/> <br />Joe Carrabba, who was driving along the interstate, said he was lucky to be alive.<br/> <br />(SOUNDBITE) (English) DRIVER, JOE CARRABBA, SAYING:<br/> <br />"The tyres were exploding on the trucks that were on fire, we didn't know what it was and you could just hear the cars hitting one after the other."<br/> <br />The Virginia Department of Transportation said the accident backed up traffic for eight miles, with the interstate closed in both directions.<br/> <br />Police said heavy fog was to blame for the accident.
