Louisiana state police warned the death toll could rise after a pileup on Interstate 55 sent more than 25 people to the hospital.
A pileup involving at least 158 vehicles on Interstate 55 in Louisiana killed seven people and sent more than 25 to the hospital Monday morning, state policeState police said rescuers were continuing to search the crash site, located in an area called St. John the Baptist Parish, and that it’s possible the death toll would rise.
"Super fog" conditions on Oct. 23 led to a massive automobile pileup on Interstate 55 in Ponchatoula, La. Super fog conditions form when smoke and moisture released from damp smoldering material — such as brush, leaves or trees — mixes with cooler, almost saturated air. It can reduce visibility to less than 10 feet, and “can be very dangerous when present over highways,” according to theannouncedwarning of dense fog conditions on roads Tuesday morning, which it had said could worsen to “near zero visibility conditions known as superfog.
At the time, the NWS advised drivers to leave early, drive slowly, use low-beam headlights and keep extra distance between vehicles — or even delay travel, if possible.
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