MANCHAC, LA : 25 crashes on I-55 kill at least 2, injure 30 on Monday, 23rd October 2023

Multiple crashes on Interstate 55, both north and southbound, have prompted closures in both directions between Ruddock and Manchac, according to state police and St. John Sheriff Mike Tregre.

Louisiana State Police said in a Monday night press conference that seven people were confirmed dead, and that number could climb as first responders continue to work their way through a mile-long stretch of wreckage involving 158 vehicles.

One stretch of the wreckage has not been accessible to authorities, and won’t be until hazardous material is fully offloaded from a tanker truck involved in the crash. That effort was continuing and State Police said that both directions of I-55 would remain closed overnight.

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