NEW ORLEANS (AP) — At least seven people were killed Monday after a “superfog” of smoke from marsh fires and dense morning fog caused a series of wrecks on Interstate 55 near New Orleans that left a long stretch of mangled and scorched cars, trucks and tractor-trailers. An estimated 158 vehicles were involved and 25 people injured, according to the Louisiana State Police, who warned the death toll could climb as. Vehicles were crushed, piled atop each other and engulfed by flames. Some people got out of their vehicles and...

Heavy fog caused a massive pileup crash involving 158 vehicles on a Louisiana highway on Monday morning, resulting in the death of at least seven people, according to state authorities. The crash happened on Interstate 55 in St. John the Baptist Parish, west of New Orleans. The Louisiana State Police said the search for victims is still ongoing, and there is a possibility that more fatalities could be located. At least 25 people were injured, with injuries ranging from critical to minor. Many of the victims sought medical assistance on...

At least seven people are dead after heavy fog caused more than 150 vehicles to crash Monday on Interstate 55 in Louisiana. Public safety teams were still investigating at the site of the crash, which occurred Monday morning on both the north and southbound of the freeway, which links the greater New Orleans area with Hammond and Jackson, Mississippi along a north-south route between I-10 at Laplace and the Mississippi state line near Kentwood. A stretch of I-155 over Lake Pontchartrain near New Orleans was expected to remain closed "fore...

A thick wall of “superfog” may be to blame for a chain-reaction crash that saw 158 vehicles pile up on Interstate 55 northwest of New Orleans, according to Louisiana State Police. Seven died in the chaos, at least 25 were taken to hospitals, and “many victims sought medical assistance on their own,” according to a news release. The injuries ranged from minor to critical. The crash happened early Monday, Oct. 23, in St. John the Baptist Parish, along Lake Pontchartrain. Drone images show vehicles and debris piled up on both...

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — At least seven people were killed Monday after a “superfog” of smoke from marsh fires and dense morning fog caused a series of wrecks on Interstate 55 near New Orleans that left a long stretch of mangled and scorched cars, trucks and tractor-trailers. An estimated 158 vehicles were involved and 25 people injured, according to the Louisiana State Police, who warned the death toll could climb as first responders worked into the night looking for victims, the smell of burnt wreckage still heavy in the air....

At least seven people were killed after a “superfog” of smoke from south Louisiana marsh fires and dense fog caused multiple massive car crashes Monday morning involving a total of 158 vehicles, authorities said. Twenty-five people were injured and the number of fatalities may increase as first responders continue to clear the crash scenes and search for victims, Louisiana state police said in a press release Monday evening. Governor John Bel Edwards issued a call for blood donors and asked for prayers “for those hurt and killed”. Videos of the...

At least 7 people were killed in a Louisiana highway pileup Monday morning that involved at least 158 vehicles, state police said. The crash occurred on I-55 in St. John the Baptist Parish, just outside of New Orleans. More than 25 people were taken to hospitals with injuries ranging from critical to minor, police said. An unspecified number of people also went to medical facilities on their own, police said. One vehicle went off the interstate and into the water, but the driver was safely rescued, police said. "A portion...

Louisiana State Police reported at least seven fatalities were confirmed and more than 25 people were transported to hospitals after at least 158 vehicles, total for both north and southbound lanes, were involved in a crashes along Interstate 55. According to an LSP Troop B news release, many involved sought medical assistance on their own following the Oct. 23 crashes in the Ruddock and Manchac area of the interstate, which is located in the St. John the Baptist Parish. Troopers reported part of the crash scene caught fire shortly after...