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NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The toll from a series of crashes on a Louisiana interstate rose to eight dead and 63 injured Tuesday evening, a day after a “super

At least seven people were killed and more than two dozen were injured when a layer of super fog blanketed a New Orleans interstate.

The crashes left a long stretch of mangled and scorched cars, trucks and tractor-trailers. Vehicles were crushed, piled atop each other and engulfed by flames.

Louisiana State Police said nearly 160 vehicles were involved in the pileup on Monday. At least seven people were killed, and dozens more were injured.

Louisiana State Police said nearly 160 vehicles were involved in the pileup on Monday. At least seven people were killed, and dozens more were injured.

Louisiana State Police said nearly 160 vehicles were involved in the pileup on Monday. At least seven people were killed, and dozens more were injured.

Louisiana State Police said nearly 160 vehicles were involved in the pileup on Monday. At least seven people were killed, and dozens more were injured.

An estimated 158 vehicles were involved in Monday morning's crashes, according to the Louisiana State Police, who warned Monday night the death toll could climb as first responders looked for victims, the smell of burnt wreckage still heavy in the air.

Louisiana State Police said nearly 160 vehicles were involved in the pileup on Monday. At least seven people were killed, and dozens more were injured.

Both directions of Interstate 55 northwest of New Orleans are closed after a series of 25 multi-car pileups killed two people in zero visibility, according to the St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff.