A busy road in Youngstown, Ohio is back open after icy conditions caused a 40-car pileup.

Police say a driver rear-ended a car, which caused several others to slide into the crash. Witnesses say cars went sideways.

"Full speed, all these cars were just swinging, crashing banging us, this is the wildest thing I've ever seen," said one witness

Some drivers were stranded for hours, while crews worked to free the cars involved.

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Carleigh Knight (left) and her sister, Natalie Rogovin, look at Christmas ornaments while shopping at Kudzu Antiques + Modern in Decatur on Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2025. (Natrice Miller/AJC)

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