Fog causes pile-ups in northern Italy, 3 dead

ROME, Feb. 5 (Xinhua) -- At least three people are confirmed dead and dozens are in hospital as foggy weather and low visibility in northern Italy resulted in a string of highway accidents on Monday, local media reported.

The accidents involved over 150 vehicles in total and more than 70 km of highway was temporarily closed.

Among the dead was a truck driver whose vehicle crashed into cars and caused a pi