Florida Crash: Deadliest Car Accidents and Ways to Prevent a Massive Pileup [Video]

"You could hear cars hitting each other," Steven R. Camps told the Associated Press. "People were crying. People were screaming. It was crazy. If I could give you an idea of what it looked like, I would say it looked like the end of world."  

While the deadly pileup in Florida is certainly tragic, it is not the only multiple car accident that occurred in the past decade that garnered media attention and backed up traffic for miles.

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New York City Bus Disaster 2011

On March 12, 2011, a tour bus was returning from a casino trip, when the driver lost control of the wheel and scraped along a guard rail, tipping it on its side and slamming into a pole.

 The bus had just reached the outskirts of New York City, travelling along the New England Thruway in The Bronx. The driver told police he had lost control trying to avoid a tractor-trailer that appeared erratic on the road. The bus had been returning from a trip to Mohegan Sun casino in Connecticut.

The crash happened approximately 5:35 a.m. as about 31 passengers slept on board. The pole went straight through bust, from front to back along the window line, peeling the away the roof, reported Fox News.  

Fourteen people were killed in the horrific accident, with 20 passengers injured.

The Fresno Pileup of 2007

Along Highway 99 in Fresno, Calif.  over 100 cars, including at least 18 tractor trailers, were involved in massive and deadly pile up on Nov. 4, 2007. Two people were killed and 36 people injured in the fatal series of accidents that backed up traffic for miles.

Authorities investigating the crash believed the cause of the pileup were thick and excessive fog and several drivers travelling at unsafe speeds for the weather conditions. Firefighters who arrived at the scene allegedly heard cars crashing all throughout the day, according to reports.

In connection with the accident, 60-year-old Morris Earl Taylor of San Antonio was arrested for driving under the influence reported ABC. However, California Highway Patrol claimed he was not the cause of the accident.