Few details have been released regarding a fatal crash that occurred on Interstate 20 near Simsboro Wednesday night.
The Lincoln Parish Sheriff’s Office responded to the single-vehicle crash about 10:00 p.m. Wednesday to assist Louisiana State Police, which is handling the investigation.
LPSO Lt. Matt Henderson said deputies responded and found a Kia automobile occupied by eight people. Seven, including a number of children, were injured and a young child was killed.
The Ruston Fire Department confirmed the fatality. Two injured passengers were airlifted to Ochsner/LSU Health Medical Center in Shreveport for treatment.
The vehicle apparently left the roadway and struck a pile of trees from a right-of-way clearing project and caught fire. The project has been ongoing for several months and entails clearing all trees off the right-of-way from the Tarbutton Road interchange to the Lincoln-Bienville Parish line.
LSP has not formally released any information on the crash. Trooper Ryan Davis told the Lincoln Parish Journal Friday afternoon that LSP is still investigating the cause of the crash. He said the vehicle was eastbound on I-20 and left the roadway and that and the release of additional information is not imminent.
