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A police officer inspects the site of the major traffic accident. At least 100 vehicles smashed into each other in a massive pileup on Thursday, September 5, on a multilane bridge and highway in England's southeastern county of Kent, police said, injuring eight people seriously and leaving dozens with minor injuries. Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images
Drivers shelter from the sun under a tent provided by The Salvation Army as they wait to recover their vehicles. Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images
A vehicle recovery worker guides a car onto a trailer. Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images
Emergency services attend to the major road accident. Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images
The huge chain-reaction crash took place, reportedly amid thick fog, on the bridge and highway that connect the Isle of Sheppey with mainland Kent. Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images
Kent firefighters walk past a crumpled car. FACUNDO ARRIZABALAGA/EPA/LANDOV
Injured people are treated on the road. Gareth Fuller/PA/AP
An aerial shot of the bridge shows crushed cars. PA PHOTOS /LANDOV
More than 30 people were taken to the hospital and large numbers were treated at the scene of the crash, the local ambulance service said. Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images
People gather at the scene of the crash. Gareth Fuller/PA/AP
Vehicle recovery workers try to move a vehicle on the scene. Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images
