Six people killed in 46-car pile-ups
SIX people died and 72 were injured in almost simultaneous pile-ups in opposite lanes of a major Portuguese highway.
Some 46 vehicles were involved in the accidents a few hundred metres apart late on Monday amid a spell of unseasonal rain and mist on the A25 highway, about 150 miles north of Lisbon.
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Weather for Edinburgh
Monday 13 February 2012
Today
Cloudy
Temperature: 3 C to 10 C
Wind Speed: 17 mph
Wind direction: North west
Tomorrow
Cloudy
Temperature: 6 C to 9 C
Wind Speed: 21 mph
Wind direction: West

