An ice storm striking the region around the US capital Washington has caused hundreds of collisions, including a 55-vehicle pile-up in Baltimore and a 23-vehicle crash on a Virginia Beltway, killing at least four, injuring scores more and causing many flight cancellations and power outages across the area.
The most serious accident involving 55 vehicles occurred around 3:30 am Saturday on the Interstate 95 highway in Baltimore after a tanker tractor trailer went off the road and burst into flames.
The deadly crash, in which the tanker fell from a bridge and exploded on CSX Transportation railroad tracks below, killed two people and injured 15 others, the local daily Baltimore Sun reported citing Maryland Transportation Authority Police.
The crash was one of “hundreds of…