Police say a 52-vehicle pileup on a motorway in north-western Germany has left three people dead and 35 injured.
The accident happened on Friday evening on the A31 autobahn near the town of Gronau, on Germany's border with the Netherlands.
The weather was foggy at the time but it was not immediately clear what triggered the pileup.
Police said on Saturday that 14 people were taken to nearby hospitals.
Twenty-one had only minor injuries.
AP