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Thursday, February 13, 2014Area:
New Orleans, LAThe southbound side of the Lake Pontchartrain Causeway has reopened after a 30-minute closure due to an accident. Two vehicles were involved in the accident at mile marker 17, about seven miles from the north shore.
Bridge General Manager Carlton Dufrechou said the wreck happened after one vehicle rear-ended another vehicle in the right lane. The vehicle that was rear ended was having mechanical problems, he said, and was traveling slowly. The second vehicle was approaching rapidly from behind, he said.
The drivers of both vehicles received minor injuries, Dufrechou said.
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Wednesday, February 12, 2014Area:
New Orleans, LAThe northbound lanes of the Lake Pontchartrain Causeway have reopened following an earlier wreck, according to Causeway officials.
The Bridge General Manager said a three-vehicle wreck occurred near the drawbridge at around 10 a.m. The drawbridge was open to allow a barge to pass, he said. A northbound driver did not stop and plowed into the back of a stopped vehicle, he said.
St. Tammany Fire District No. 1 spokesman Jason Kaufmann said one person had to be extricated. That person was taken to a local hospital, he said.
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Wednesday, December 18, 2013Area:
New Orleans, LAOne person has died after a collision involving a city Regional Transit Authority bus near Southern University of New Orleans' campus. The wreck happened around 12:30 p.m. in the 6400 block of Press Drive, according to the New Orleans Police Department.
A motorist ran into the back of the RTA bus, police said. That person, who was not named immediately named by authorities, was taken to a hospital. The death was reported to police around 1:30 p.m.