<body><div> FOUR people have died and another 12 injured, including children, after a horror car pile-up on a motorway. A lorry reportedly collided with a car in on the S7 expressway in northern <a href="https://www.the-sun.com/sport/football/team/884551/poland/" rel="nofollow"> Poland </a> , triggering a chain reaction with 18 cars and three trucks. <figure class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_12708617"><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=1yxQHE_0wDQ5tNX00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=1yxQHE_0wDQ5tNX00" width="960" height="685" ><figcaption class="wp-caption-text">A horror pile-up crash took place in Poland on Saturday </figcaption> EPA </figure><figure class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_12708635"><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=3lV3wm_0wDQ5tNX00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=3lV3wm_0wDQ5tNX00" width="960" height="685" ><figcaption class="wp-caption-text">Four people have died and 12 were injured </figcaption> EPA </figure><nbtemplate data-id="AdPlaceholder" data-content="JTdCJTdE"></nbtemplate> The horror crash took place early Saturday on the stretch of&nbsp;motorway heading toward the coastal city of <a href="https://www.the-sun.com/where/poland/" rel="nofollow"> Gdynia </a> . Cops confirmed that children were tragically among the victims, <a href="https://www.polskieradio.pl/395/7784/Artykul/3437245,motorway-pileup-in-northern-poland-claims-four-lives" rel="nofollow"> Polskie Radio </a> reports. The lorry driver, a 37-year-old man, was immediately arrested, according to the Polish outlet. Karol Kościuk, a spokesman for the Pruszcz Gdański district police station, said preliminary findings indicate that the driver may have rear-ended another car, causing the fatal pile-up. Adding the investigation is ongoing, Kościuk&nbsp;said: “The truck driver was tested for sobriety and was found to be sober. “His blood has been taken for further toxicological analysis.” While police continue their work at the scene, the impacted part of the S7 is still off-limits to traffic. <nbtemplate data-id="AdPlaceholder" data-content="JTdCJTdE"></nbtemplate> Authorities have warned that this disruption may linger until lunchtime local time. It comes just days after <a href="https://www.the-sun.com/news/12683129/dead-oil-tanker-crash-explodes-inferno-nigeria/" rel="nofollow"> at least 140 people were killed after an oil tanker exploded </a> following a horror crash in <a href="https://www.the-sun.com/where/nigeria/" rel="nofollow"> Nigeria </a> . The tanker “somersaulted in the air” after the driver lost control of the vehicle resulting in fuel spilling across the road. Locals rushed to the crash site to scoop up the fuel as the tanker dramatically blew up – leaving over 100 dead in the blast. Another 50 are said to be seriously injured and receiving treatment in hospital following the crash on a busy highway in <a href="https://www.the-sun.com/where/nigeria/" rel="nofollow"> Jigawa </a> . Police spokesperson Shiisu Lawan Adam said: “The driver lost control&nbsp;and&nbsp;the tanker somersaulted and spilled fuel into a drainage ditch. “As a result, residents rushed to scoop the fuel when the explosion happened.” <nbtemplate data-id="AdPlaceholder" data-content="JTdCJTdE"></nbtemplate> The death toll is expected to continue to rise as emergency crews search through the burnt rubble. The tragedy took place late on Tuesday evening at around 11:30pm in the northern <a href="https://www.the-sun.com/where/nigeria/" rel="nofollow"> Nigerian village of Majiyain </a> . The tanker driver lost control near to Khadija University and was heading towards Nguru in Yobe. Flames and thick plumes of smoke continued to rise across the sky into the early hours of Wednesday. <figure class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_12708636"><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=1dogrA_0wDQ5tNX00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=1dogrA_0wDQ5tNX00" width="960" height="685" ><figcaption class="wp-caption-text">Three trucks and 18 cars were involved in the motorway tragedy </figcaption> EPA </figure><nbtemplate data-id="AdPlaceholder" data-content="JTdCJTdE"></nbtemplate></div></body>

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FOUR people have died and another 12 injured, including children, after a horror car pile-up on a motorway. A lorry reportedly collided with a car in on the S7 expressway in northern Poland, triggering a chain reaction with 18 cars and three trucks. The horror crash took place early Saturday on the stretch of motorway heading […]