Hagewood, LA : 1 dead, 1 seriously injured in crash at east of La. Highway 117 in Hagewood on Tuesday, 11th February, 2020

A 78-year-old Natchitoches man died after a two-vehicle crash on La. Highway 6 Tuesday afternoon, according to Louisiana State Police.

The crash happened around 5 p.m. east of La. Highway 117 in Hagewood.

The release states that Robert L. Lowery Jr., driving westbound in a 2006 Mercedes-Benz, made a U-turn on the two-lane road and then was hit by another westbound vehicle, a 1998 Chevrolet Silverado driven by 18-year-old Tanner Hale Thompson of Marthaville.

Lowery was taken to a local hospital, where he died. Thompson suffered serious injuries and is being treated at a local hospital.

The crash remains under investigation. It's the fifth fatal crash and sixth fatality of 2020 in Troop E.

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