[VIDEO] ‘Super Fog’ Kills 8 people in Louisiana

by: Cassie Cole
10/26/2023
Source: washingtonengager.com
10/26/2023

Super Fog Pile Up by is licensed under Twitter

You might be pondering, "How in the world can fog be fatal?"

In Louisiana, the fog was so dense that it triggered a catastrophic vehicular collision on one of their highways, involving hundreds of cars.

This collision led to the grievous loss of 8 lives, left 163 individuals injured, and caused damage to 168 vehicles.

Watch the video:

Around 100 vehicles were involved in a massive pileup caused by "superfog" on I-55 outside of New Orleans on Monday.

At least two people were killed and more than two dozen others were injured. ⁣ pic.twitter.com/c1VVkVxxZp
— AccuWeather (@accuweather) October 23, 2023

From Fox News:

A long stretch of I-55, a 24-mile-long highway near New Orleans, is expected to be closed "for the foreseeable future," police said.

For hours after the crash, emergency crews worked to clear debris from both northbound and southbound lanes, according to state police.

Storm Chaser Brandon Clement told FOX Weather that first responders and emergency crews had a large tent with portable restrooms and a communications center to stage the recovery and cleanup.

Police said that a portion of the large crash scene caught on fire shortly after the initial incident.

Photos from the Louisiana State Police show multiple car pileups, with some of the cars being severely burned from the accident.

Lance Scott recalled to FOX Weather the quick succession of crashes while on the highway.

"I happened to be in a little pocket of about probably 15 cars with no damage," said Scott. "And probably 2 or 3 seconds after we came to a stop, you just heard boom, boom, boom, boom, collision after collision behind us."