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Over 50 hurt in US highway pileup

By IANS,

Washington: More than 50 people were injured in a massive vehicle pileup on a highway in the US state of Florida, reported Xinhua citing media reports.

Fifty-two people were hurt Friday afternoon in 12 separate collisions involving 47 vehicles on southbound Interstate 75 along Florida’s Gulf Coast, said reports citing the Florida Highway Patrol.

Twenty-two people were sent to nearby hospitals with no injuries considered life-threatening, said authorities who added that heavy rain and drivers’ error, including aggressive driving, were the main causes of the crashes.