这句话怎么说(时事篇) 第40期:“连环相撞”怎么说？

10月8日晨7时许，大广高速和兰南高速交叉口附近因大雾引发多起车祸，10余辆车连环相撞，造成6死35伤。
雾天出行应格外小心！

【新闻】

我们来看一段英文报道：

Six people were killed and 35 others injured on Monday in a series of pileups that were caused by heavy fog in Central China's Henan province, authorities said Tuesday.
The accidents occurred between 7 and 8 am Monday on an expressway that links Northeast and South China, the Henan Public Security Department said.

当局周二称，中国中部河南省周一的大雾引发一系列车辆连环相撞，导致6死35伤。据河南公安部门消息称，事故发生在周一早上七八点间东北至华南段的高速公路上。

【讲解】

文中的pileup意为“连环相撞”。pileup做名词用，其动词形式pile up意思是“堆积、积累”。常见的与traffic accident(交通事故)相关英语词汇有：bullet train(动车)，crash(撞击、失事)，collision(相撞)，high-speed train(高铁)，overload(超载)，traffic jam/congestion/gridlock(交通拥堵)，rear-end(追尾)，DUI/DWI(酒后驾车)等。