At least seven people were killed during a mega-carom involving 158 vehicles on Interstate I-55, in the US state of Louisiana, caused by the “Super Nebula” caused by smoke from swamp fires burning in the region.
A Louisiana State Police statement said: 25 people were injured and taken to nearby hospitals.
About 100 vehicles were involved in a pileup Monday caused by super fog on I-55 outside New Orleans.
At least two people were killed and more than twenty were injured. pic.twitter.com/c1VVkVxxZp
– AccuWeather (@accuweather) October 23, 2023
Governor John Bel Edwards called Blood Donor and asked for prayers “for the injured and dead.”
According to state police, crews worked for hours after the crash to clear debris from the northbound and southbound lanes.
Part of the crash scene on I-55 caught fire shortly after the first incident, authorities said.
Videos of the accident shared on social media show the chaos caused by the ‘super fog’. a street full of vehicles crushed some on top of each other, and there were cases when they caught fire.
In some places visibility was near zero, resulting in dangerous driving conditions.
According to the National Weather Service, super fog types tend to form condensed water vapor mixtures with smoke and moisture released when burning wet organic material in a nearby fire, such as: For example: shrubs, leaves and trees.
The National Weather Service issued a dense fog warning for much of southeastern Louisiana Monday morning. from Baton Rouge to New Orleans.
Source: La Neta Neta
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