Video shows 40 car pile-up on snowy Michigan highway 

Dramatic footage has captured the moment a massive 40 car pile-up unfolded on an snowy Michigan interstate highway.

Police said visibility was close to zero when one car spun out of control on the southbound US-31 in Muskegon in the state’s southwest on Friday afternoon.

The crash quickly prompted the terrifying pile-up as cars and trucks plowed into each other on the icy, snow-covered highway.

Police said it was remarkable that only three people suffered minor injuries in the pile-up.

Local man Jim Perreault was in his Chevy truck with his wife Sue when they spun out of control and came to a stop on the side of the interstate. 

He started filming as drivers, who were unable to brake due to the ice, lost control and plowed into other cars or crashed off the highway. 

Several cars smashed into their Chevy while they were stopped in a ditch on the roadside. 

About 40 cars were involved in the massive pile-up as drivers struggled to control their vehicles on the snowy highway

Local man Jim Perreault filmed cars crashing into each other after he lost control and found himself in a ditch on the highway

Photos taken by a local towing company show multiple wrecks piled up across the highway.  

The pile-up saw the interstate shut down for close to three hours as authorities desperately tried to clear the wrecks and the plowed the road. 

Muskegon had more than nine inches of fresh snow on Friday alone.

Police are still investigating the crash. 

Several cars smashed into his Chevy while they were stopped in a ditch on the roadside

The pile-up saw the interstate shut down for close to three hours as authorities desperately tried to clear the wrecks and the plowed the road