The incident happened on the Zhengxin Huanghe bridge in the city of Zhengzhou (Picture: AFP)

This is the horrifying moment hundreds of cars crashed into each other on a bridge in China amid heavy fog and icy conditions.

Videos shared on social media show the aftermath of the pile-up on the Zhengxin Huanghe bridge in the city of Zhengzhou, in the Henan Province.

At least 200 vehicles could been seen crumpled on top of each other, with one car jack-knifed in the middle of a pile.

One person has been pronounced dead as rescue efforts continue throughout the morning.

Meanwhile, a number of people injured in the incident have been trapped in their vehicles while waiting for rescue teams.

State media reported that 11 fire trucks and 66 firefighters have been deployed to the scene.

An aerial photo shows the extent of the pile-up (Picture: AFP)

Cars and trucks could be seen piled on top of each other (Picture: Twitter)

Many people got out of their vehicles on the Zhengxin Huanghe Bridge while waiting for help (Picture: Twitter)

But others were left trapped inside (Picture: Twitter)

‘This is too scary. Full of people here, I don’t think we can get off the bridge,’ a person can be heard saying in a clip posted online.

Visibility in many areas was less than 500 metres and down to 200 at times, the meteorological service said.

Rescuers said more than 200 cars and trucks had slammed into each other.

CCTV reported that cars travelling in both directions over the bridge, which is a major crossing of the Yellow River, were involved in numerous crashes.

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‘I don’t think we can get off the bridge.’