La. Highway 169 reopens following train crash

CADDO PARISH, La. (KSLA) - A train crash closed a busy Louisiana highway for hours.

Louisiana Highway 169 from Greenwood to South Lakeshore Drive was shut down as crews tended to a wreck.

Deputies got the call just before 11:30 a.m. on Friday, Feb. 4 on LA 169 by McGee Road.

Greenwood Police and Caddo Deputies are on scene of a motor vehicle crash involving an 18 wheeler and a train. La 169 north of I-20 is blocked. It may be several hours before it reopens.
Posted by Greenwood Police Department on Friday, February 4, 2022

HWY 169 is shut down from I-20 in Greenwood all the way to South Lakeshore due to a train vs. 18-wheeler crash. Two...
Posted by Caddo Parish Sheriff's Office on Friday, February 4, 2022

According to the Caddo Parish Sheriff’s Office, two Union Pacific workers were taken to a hospital. The driver of the big rig was not injured.

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