MANCHAC, LA : 7 dead, two dozen injured in multi-vehicle crashes on foggy I-55 in Louisiana on Monday, 23rd October 2023

Eight people were killed, 63 injured and 168 vehicles were damaged in a series of at least three "crash clusters" on I-55 in an extremely dense fog that left visibility near zero Monday morning.

State Police gave the update on Tuesday evening around 5 p.m.

"As we saw earlier this morning, there was a tanker truck... part of the tanker truck caught fire. That tanker truck was carrying a hazardous material that is currently being offloaded. That started about 45 minutes ago. Once that tanker truck is offloaded, they will be able to get to further areas of the wreckage, and once we are able to get into that wreckage, there is a possibility of more confirmed fatalities," said Kate Stegall, a spokesperson for the Louisiana State Police.

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