Drivers Trapped On Spillway For Hours After Wed. Night Crash

(WBRZ News 2) Travelers driving westbound on I-10 were trapped on the Bonne Carre Spillway for more than six hours after a crash closed the roadway late Wednesday night.

According to WWLTV, "hazardous tanker trucks" were involved in a crash around 11:30 p.m. between the I-310 and I-55 exits, two miles east of LaPlace. A Hazmat crew was on the scene.

Crews started letting cars pass the crash around 5:30 a.m. Thursday morning. The roadway officially reopen to traffic around 9:30 a.m., nearly 10 hours after the original crash.

Details about the crash are limited.


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