A pile-up involving more than 30 vehicles in Anhui, eastern China, killed 18 people and wounded 21 more, 11 seriously, according to China’s official press agency, Xinhua.

The accident, on the Chu-Xin Expressway between Fuyang and Hefei, was reported to have caused a traffic jam up to four kilometers long.

Anhui Firefighters said that four vehicles were destroyed by fire, including two buses and a cement tanker. Credit: Weibo/Anhui Fire Department via Storyful