Mass motorway pile-up in Austria

A big motorway pile-up in western Austria has left one person dead and 30 injured, police say.

The crash, involving at least 60 vehicles, was near the town of Seewalchen, on the main motorway linking Vienna and Salzburg.

A police spokesman said that low visibility caused by a major snowstorm was to blame for the accident.

Some victims were trapped in their vehicles, and falling snow was hampering rescue efforts.

Helicopters attempted to land at the scene, but some had to abort the rescue mission because of the heavy snowfall.