Poor visibility and bad weather are being blamed for the pile up, which involved about 50 vehicles. Foto: MMC RTV SLO
Poor visibility and bad weather are being blamed for the pile up, which involved about 50 vehicles. Foto: MMC RTV SLO

It happened near the city of Postojna and included trucks and cars. The fatality was said to be a 25-year-old Swiss citizen.

Fourteen injured people were taken to the hospital in Ljubljana. One is in critical condition. The highway was closed for hours as emergency workers struggled in snowy, windy conditions.