State Police say a Florida man was killed in Monday afternoon’s chain-reaction crash on the I-10 Atchafalaya Basin Bridge. Trooper Thomas Gossen says 31-year-old Christopher McGee was one of three 18-wheelers involved in the pile-up.
“We are still trying to piece together exactly what happened and which events occurred when,” said Gossen.
McGee’s tractor-trailer caught on fire and he was pronounced dead at the scene. Gossen says three 18-wheelers and several passenger vehicles were involved in the fiery crash.
“There was a single-vehicle crash that occurred, which was followed up by the chain reaction of the commercial vehicles behind it, also other passenger vehicles as well,” said Gossen.
Along with the one fatality, several people were hurt. The injuries range from minor to moderate and they were taken to local hospitals.
As of Tuesday afternoon, the westbound lanes are closed as emergency crews continue the clean-up.
