Three dead in Auto crash involving 56 car

This is the shocking aftermath of a massive multi-car pile up which has killed at least three people. No fewer than 56 vehicles were involved, including two large trucks, three buses and dozens of family cars.The accident happened during a storm as fog and rain hit.

Police had already reduced the speed limit on the road from 75mph to 50mph but it was not enough to strop the devastation.

The accident occurred near the city of Changzhou, about 120 miles north west of Shanghai om the on a section of the much larger national G42 Shanghai–Chengdu Expressway.

Scores of people were injured in the crash which happened at around 1pm over the long weekend as millions of Chinese took to the roads during the Qingming Festival, also known as the Tomb Sweeping Festival.

Motorists and passengers who survived the accident can also be seen standing on top of their vehicles as they inspect the carnage resulting from the pile-up.

Major clean-ups are now still under way as the search for survivors draws to a close