Accident involving six 18-wheelers closes I-10 in Louisiana

BATON ROUGE -- State police say an accident involving six 18-wheelers and a passenger car has part of Interstate 10 west of Baton Rouge closed

The interstate was shut down early Tuesday. Troopers say eastbound lanes are open and they hope to have the westbound lanes open this afternoon.

State police say two drivers were taken to the hospital with minor injuries.

Trooper Bryan Lee says traffic is being detoured eastbound at Interstate 49 and westbound Louisiana Highway 415 to U.S. Highway 90.

This story was originally published December 8, 2015 at 4:40 PM with the headline "Accident involving six 18-wheelers closes I-10 in Louisiana ."