{"id":17234,"date":"2024-12-17T21:11:50","date_gmt":"2024-12-17T21:11:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pro-truckdrivers.com\/blog\/massive-40-to-50-vehicle-pileup-reported-on-louisiana-bridge-amid-heavy-fog\/"},"modified":"2024-12-17T21:11:50","modified_gmt":"2024-12-17T21:11:50","slug":"massive-40-to-50-vehicle-pileup-reported-on-louisiana-bridge-amid-heavy-fog","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pro-truckdrivers.com\/blog\/massive-40-to-50-vehicle-pileup-reported-on-louisiana-bridge-amid-heavy-fog\/","title":{"rendered":"Massive 40 to 50 vehicle pileup reported on Louisiana bridge amid heavy fog"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_84\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>A large pileup crash occurred on Tuesday morning near New Orleans, Louisiana.<\/p>\n<p>The pileup occurred around 8:30  a.m. on December 17 on the Lake Pontchartrain Causeway Bridge.<\/p>\n<p> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fdori.orr%2Fposts%2F10232072594750508&amp;show_text=true&amp;width=500\" width=\"500\" height=\"601\" style=\"border:none;overflow:hidden\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; picture-in-picture; web-share\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>An estimated 40 to 50 vehicles were involved in a crash on the southbound span of the Causeway Bridge. Images captured at the scene show semi trucks involved in the pileup.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fwdsutv%2Fposts%2F1059434352893359&amp;show_text=true&amp;width=500\" width=\"500\" height=\"684\" style=\"border:none;overflow:hidden\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; picture-in-picture; web-share\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox8live.com\/2024\/12\/17\/up-40-50-vehicles-separate-crashes-cause-closure-causeway-both-directions\/?utm_source=twitter&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=snd&amp;utm_content=wvue\">Fox 8<\/a> reports 11 people were injured in the pileup.<\/p>\n<p>Heavy fog reduced visibility to about a tenth of a mile when the crash occurred, according to reports.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/video.php?height=314&amp;href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FWAFB9%2Fvideos%2F8778019458972059%2F&amp;show_text=false&amp;width=560&amp;t=0\" width=\"560\" height=\"314\" style=\"border:none;overflow:hidden\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; picture-in-picture; web-share\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The crash has closed the Lake Pontchartrain Causeway Bridge in both directions.<\/p>\n<p>Follow New Orleans Traffic on X.com for the latest traffic information.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The Lake Pontchartrain Causeway Bridge North remains closed to traffic due to an accident. Motorist are advised to use alternate routes: I-10 East to the Twinspan Bridge or I-10 West to I-55 North.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 New Orleans Traffic (@NOLA_Traffic) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NOLA_Traffic\/status\/1869076342480023554?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 17, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/cdllife.com\/2024\/massive-40-to-50-vehicle-pileup-reported-on-louisiana-bridge-amid-heavy-fog\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A large pileup crash occurred on Tuesday morning near New Orleans, Louisiana. The pileup occurred around 8:30 a.m. on December 17 on the Lake Pontchartrain Causeway Bridge. An estimated 40 to 50 vehicles were involved in a crash on the southbound span of the Causeway Bridge. 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