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Blinding snow from the polar vortex is being blamed for causing a massive pileup on an interstate in Michigan on Tuesday that was captured on dashcam video.

The pileup of about 30 vehicles happened at about 2 p.m. near Marne, located just outside of Grand Rapids, and involved several semi-trucks and other vehicles.

In dashcam video taken by Jason Coffelt and shared with , heavy snow can be seen even before he approached the accident scene.

Coffelt's truck can be seen driving through traffic before he is forced to swerve to avoid a stationary truck. He then is able to stop just before colliding with other vehicles.

The multi-vehicle crash was one of many throughout the state as road conditions deteriorated, closing hundreds of schools including Eastern Michigan University.