Seven people were killed and more than two dozen were injured in a pileup of at least 158 vehicles on a Louisiana interstate on Monday morning.
Seven people were killed, at least two dozen injured and 158 vehicles were damaged on an interstate in Louisiana during a «super fog» that left visibility near zero.
The crash on I-55, involving at least 158 vehicles, occurred on Monday morning due to heavy fog conditions, according to Louisiana State Police.
The Louisiana Department of Traffic Development reported an 11-mile backup.
Additional fatalities could be located once the crash scene is completed cleared, police said.
A long stretch of Interstate 55, a 24-mile-long highway near New Orleans, is expected to be closed «for the foreseeable future,» police said.
For hours after the crash, emergency crews worked to clear debris from both northbound and southbound lanes, according to state police.
