The crash on I-55 Monday morning was blamed on very low visibility caused by wildfire smoke and dense fog.
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 tanker truck carrying a hazardous liquid is being off-loaded due to a compromised tank/trailer,' Lt. Melissa Matey of the Louisiana State Police said in a statement. Matey said search crews may find more fatalities once the tanker is removed and they are able to access the vehicles near it.Video from the scene posted on social media showed dense fog and dozens of damaged vehicles.
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