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Watch Weekend Wisconsin 40-Car Pileup
According to the Wisconsin State Patrol-Eau Claire office, 33 vehicles and seven semi-trucks were involved.
EAU CLAIRE COUNTY, WI - Authorities say seven people were injured, including one person with life-threatening injuries, after a weather-related traffic accident on I-94 on Sunday.
According to the Wisconsin State Patrol-Eau Claire office, 33 vehicles and seven semi-trucks were involved in a pileup on I-94 in Eau Claire County.
WATCH: Check out this video captured by Amy Shay on Sunday of a major crash involving 40 vehicles on Interstate 94 near Eau Claire, Wisconsin. | https://t.co/kx03nzKORM pic.twitter.com/dUASDmo4og
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According to multiple reports, a motorist driving by after the incident took its heavy toll recorded footage of the aftermath.
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When watching video footage, you can see that visibility on I-94 Sunday afternoon was down to about 50 yards as motorists slowly followed a one-lane path on either side of the freeway.
Video footage shows the median and parts of I-94 littered with jackknifed semi trucks, and motorists standing outside their crumpled and stuck vehicles.
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