In dense fog at the start of the morning rush hour, eight motorists were seriously injured, 60 less seriously, and hundreds left standing in the road unhurt but terrified near the tangled remains of their cars, as more than 120 vehicles ploughed into one another on the Sheppey bridge crossing in Kent. Witnesses described 10 minutes of eerie mayhem, as they heard crash after crash of vehicles invisible in the fog. Many claimed motorists were approaching the bridge at speed and with no headlamps, and some who realised something was wrong stopped but were then struck by more vehicles piling into the scene. Chief Inspector Andy Reeves, of the Kent police, said it was "remarkable" that nobody was killed. The chaos began around 7.15am, but witnesses said cars were still piling into one another long after the police and the first emergency vehicles reached the scene. Kent police said there were separate major collisions at the 35-metre summit of the four-lane bridge, and on the Sheppey side of the approach. As hot sun burned off the fog, scores of cars, lorries, and a car transporter were revealed tangled together, completely blocking the carriageway. Emergency workers used cutting equipment to free many motorists, and a fleet of ambulances took more than 30 injured to local hospitals, while dozens more were treated for cuts and bruises and shock at the scene. Kent: Isle of Sheppey bridge crash There were reports that an unidentified lorry driver may have saved lives by turning his vehicle and blocking the approach to the bridge. Chris Buckingham, a motorist at the scene, told Sky News the lorry driver, who was heading on to Sheppey, saw what was happening on the opposite carriageway, and turned back at the roundabout when he got off the bridge to block the road towards the scene. "Whoever that guy is I'd like to shake his hand because he's probably saved lives today," Buckingham said. Martin Stammers, whose photographs of mangled cars piled on top of each other went round the world, told Kent Online some were "driving like idiots". He managed to stop clear of the chaos and with his son James began to flag down and stop other motorists. Sheppey Crash - Crash Aftermath : Aerial Footage. Sheppey Crash: 100 Cars Collide On Bridge 100 car pile up on Isle of Sheppey Unbelievable pile-up. Footage shows around 100 vehicles involved Sheppey Crash: 100 Cars Collide On Bridge Sheppey Crossing Crash: 100 Cars Collide On Bridge Sheppey Crossing CAR CRASH PILE UP Sheppey Crash: 100 Cars Collide On Bridge | Hundreds Of Cars in Bridge Pile-Up Sheppey Crash Driver Tells Of Fog During Crash Sheppey Crash: 100 Cars Collide On Bridge Hundreds Of Cars In Bridge Pile-Up Chopper Shots Show Huge Pile-Up Crash Aftermath: Aerial Footage Driver Tells Of Fog During Crash Sheppey Crash: 100 Cars Collide On Bridge Sheppey Bridge Crash: Aerial View Reveals Devastation Of Pile-up (PICTURES, VIDEO) 200 injured in 100-car pile-up on UK bridge 100-car pileup in England injures 200 Fog causes 100-car pile up on UK road Up to 100 cars in UK pileup on fog-shrouded bridge 100-car pileup in Great Britain Dozens hurt as 130 vehicles crash Crush hour: 120-car pile-up on Sheppey bridge in Kent Sheppey Crossing reopens after dozens of vehicles in massive pile-up in thick fog Fog Blamed For 100-Plus Vehicle Pileup In UK 'Driver error may not be the only reason for Sheppey Crossing crash' 'Cars ploughed into each other like a concertina... it was horrific': Witnesses ... Sheppey crash: Police hail miracle as no one dies in horror 130-car pile-up Video: Witnesses and crash victims describe scene 'like a war zone' Sheppey pile-up: 'I just heard brakes, screeches and bangs' One hundred cars in mass pile-up in fog on Sheppey Crossing bridge in Kent 100-plus vehicle pile-up in Kent leaves 40 injured Sheppey crash,Police,fog-shrouded bridge,Sheppey Crossing bridge in Kent,100-Plus Vehicle Pileup,100-car pileup in England,Video,crash victims,Sheppey crash video,One hundred cars in mass pile-up in fog,Sheppey Crossing car crash,Sheppey Crossing crash chopper video,Sheppey car crash video,Chopper Footage Sheppey crash,breaking news,skynews,live,full report,Chopper video Sheppey crash.sheppey cars helicopter video Sheppey Crash,Aerial Footage,100 Cars Collide On Bridge,uk Cars Collide On Bridge,Sheppey Crossing Crash,Footage Cars Collide,Crash Aftermath,Aerial Footage Sheppey Crash, Chopper Footage Sheppey crash,Sheppey bridge crash,sheppey bridge car crash,Sheppey Crash video,Sheppey Crash top view,Sheppey Crash HD,Sheppey Crash news,Sheppey Crash live,Isle of Sheppey bridge crash,Isle of Sheppey bridge collision,Isle of Sheppey bridge

• published: 05 Sep 2013
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