India, Oct. 10 -- An astonishing traffic jam unfolded in China as the country's 36-lane highway came to a grinding halt, with millions attempting to return home after a national holiday.

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Footage from the Wuzhuang toll station, the largest in China, revealed endless streams of cars caught in a 24-hour bottleneck. The station, which accommodates 36 lanes, was forced to compress vehicles into just four toll booths.

According to officials, as cited by The US Sun, roughly 120,000 vehicles passed through the station that day. The gridlock was triggered by the conclusion of China's National Day holiday, which lasts from October 1 to October 8. T...