Foggy weather on a bridge near Incheon International Airport in South Korea triggered a 100-car pileup that killed two people and injured at least 65 others.

The Incheon Fire and Safety Management Department said seven of those injured were classifieds as in serious condition and their number could rise.

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The accident happened Wednesday morning on a Seoul-bound lane and while the thick fog and icy road conditions were initially blamed, Park Sang-yeoul of the Incheon Seobu Police Station said that started the pileup remains unknown.

One of the drivers involved in the accident said he was driving at a very slow speed because he could not see more than 10 meters ahead because of the fog.

"I saw the brake lights of the car in front of me turn on and I stopped abruptly," said the driver Lee Gyeong-hoon.

Another witness said he heard a screeching sound that lasted for several minutes only to find out later that several cars have already piled up at the 4,400-meter cross-sea bridge.

"First there was a loud bang and I thought it was just an ordinary car bumping accident. But the screeching and the banging lasted for minutes," said the witness.

The damaged cars had been removed from the bridge, which is located on the highway from the airport to the capital city of Seoul.

Aside from the 100-vehicle pileup, the foggy weather in South Korea also triggered the delay of the departure of at least 18 flights and the arrival of seven others at the Incheon Airport, said airport spokesperson Cho Sang-hyun.

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