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<\/p>\nSEVEN people have died and at least 25 more are injured after a massive 158-car pile-up crash in Louisiana.<\/p>\n
Haunting footage shows burnt cars littering the road after the wreck on\u00a0Interstate 55 near New Orleans on Monday.<\/p>\n
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Cops warned on Monday night that the number of deaths could increase as they work to clear the crashes that occurred in both the north and southbound lanes.<\/p>\n
The first crash was reported at 9 am, as super fog, a mix of dense fog and smoke from marsh fires, blanketed the area.<\/p>\n
The thick fog made it difficult for drivers to see more than 10 feet in front of them, according to the National Weather Service.<\/p>\n
Up to 18 tractor trailers collided and three became fully engulfed in flames, which spread to other vehicles.<\/p>\n
Chain reaction crashes followed the initial wreck and one car ended up in the water below the highway after it was sent flying over a railing.<\/p>\n
The crash scene was so severe that first responders and other workers were called in on their day off to respond to the wreck.<\/p>\n
Clarencia Patterson Reed, 46, said that she was on the road on Monday morning when she noticed fog thickening around her. <\/p>\n
She stopped her car before hitting the driver in front of her, but other vehicles could not stop and crashed into her.<\/p>\n
<\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n \u201cIt was \u2018Boom. Boom.\u2019 All you kept hearing was crashing for at least 30 minutes,\u201d Reed said.<\/p>\n Reed was able to remove herself from her car, however her wife Lisa Patterson Reed, 56, was injured in the vehicle. <\/p>\n "We\u2019re grateful because we\u2019re alive. We\u2019re here to tell you what we see up here because some people will not get that chance. It's bad," Reed said.<\/p>\n Christopher Coll, 41,\u00a0 who was on his way to work, also described his frightening experience as he first drove into the foggy pileup. <\/p>\n \u201cI was already on the brakes, slowing down when an F-250 drove up on top of my work trailer and took me for a ride,\u201d Coll said.<\/p>\n A pickup truck crashed into Croll, pushing him into the pileup. In order to escape the wreck, he had to push open his passenger door.<\/p>\n Luckily he wasn't injured, however, his car was completely totaled and all of his work tools destroyed.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019ve never seen anything like this before. It was horrible. It was the worst wreck I\u2019ve ever seen,\u201d Coll said.<\/p>\n Around 100 people were said to be left stranded after the pileup and officials had to use school buses to transport victims to safety.<\/p>\n First responders said they haven't been able to reach one area of the crash site as hazardous material on a tanker truck has yet to be fully offloaded.<\/p>\n \u201cThe tractor that pulls the tank is damaged, so they\u2019re gonna have to offload the chemical from that one to a backup tanker, which they\u2019ll have to bring to the site,\u201d Department of Environmental Quality Press Secretary Greg Langley told local Fox affiliate WVUE-TV.<\/p>\n Cops aren't sure how long it could take to clear all the cars.<\/p>\n After clean-up, the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development will inspect the bridge for any deficiencies.<\/p>\n As they continue their work, first responders and the state governor have called on the public to give blood to help victims of the horrific wreck.<\/p>\n Governor John Bel Edwards said: \u201cPlease join me and Donna in praying for those hurt and killed in today\u2019s tragic I-55 crash, as well as their families. <\/p>\n "The combination of wildfire smoke and dense fog is dangerous, and I want to encourage all Louisianans in affected areas to take extreme caution when traveling.<\/p>\n![](\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/strictly-bbc-logo.jpg\"){kind=logo}
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