A vehicle leans the edge of the Yellowstone Bridge at the scene of a massive pileup that occurred on I-90 westbound Saturday, Feb. 27, 2021, on the Yellowstone Bridge near Lockwood, Mont. Dozens of vehicles crashed into each other Saturday on an icy interstate highway bridge over the Yellowstone River outside Billings, Montana, making the span appear like a wrecking yard with mashed cars and trucks.(Ryan Berry/The Billings Gazette via AP)
Decenas de vehículos chocaron entre sí en un puente de una autopista interestatal helada sobre el río Yellowstone en las afueras de Billings, Montana, lo que hizo que el tramo pareciera un patio de demolición con autos y camiones destrozados.Mujer cae en una fuente termal de Yellowstone después de ingresar ilegalmente al parque
La Patrulla de Caminos de Montana dijo que el choque involucró a unos 30 vehículos.
State troopers walk through the wreckage and check on people at the scene of a massive pileup that occurred on I-90 westbound Saturday, Feb. 27, 2021, on the Yellowstone Bridge near Lockwood, Mont. Dozens of vehicles crashed into each other Saturday on an icy interstate highway bridge over the Yellowstone River outside Billings, Montana, making the span appear like a wrecking yard with mashed cars and trucks.(Ryan Berry/The Billings Gazette via AP) A vehicle leans the edge of the Yellowstone Bridge at the scene of a massive pileup that occurred on I-90 westbound Saturday, Feb. 27, 2021, on the Yellowstone Bridge near Lockwood, Mont. Dozens of vehicles crashed into each other Saturday on an icy interstate highway bridge over the Yellowstone River outside Billings, Montana, making the span appear like a wrecking yard with mashed cars and trucks.(Ryan Berry/The Billings Gazette via AP) A state trooper takes photos of the scene of a massive pileup that occurred on I-90 westbound Saturday, Feb. 27, 2021, on the Yellowstone Bridge near Lockwood, Mont. Dozens of vehicles crashed into each other Saturday on an icy interstate highway bridge over the Yellowstone River outside Billings, Montana, making the span appear like a wrecking yard with mashed cars and trucks.(Ryan Berry/The Billings Gazette via AP) A vehicle leans the edge of the Yellowstone Bridge at the scene of a massive pileup that occurred on I-90 westbound Saturday, Feb. 27, 2021, on the Yellowstone Bridge near Lockwood, Mont. Dozens of vehicles crashed into each other Saturday on an icy interstate highway bridge over the Yellowstone River outside Billings, Montana, making the span appear like a wrecking yard with mashed cars and trucks.(Ryan Berry/The Billings Gazette via AP)
En Twitter, la patrulla dijo que no se reportaron víctimas mortales, pero que dos personas resultaron gravemente heridas. Culpó al hielo en el puente como la causa del naufragio que cerró la Interestatal 90 por un tiempo.
Las calles estaban ocupadas por el tráfico mientras los conductores buscaban rutas alternativas.