At least three people were killed and a number of semi-trailer trucks erupted into flames on I-30 in Arkansas on Wednesday after a horrific crash involving three separate pile-ups with at least a dozen vehicles, cops said.
Photo and video from the scene near Friendship, Arkansas showed no less than four eighteen-wheelers piled up on the westbound side of the highway.
Two of the vehicles appeared to be engulfed in flames — while the two others had lost their cargo, according to the images, which showed one truck’s trailer split open in the highway’s grassy median.
Multiple semi-trailer trucks burst into flames on I-30 in Arkansas Wednesday. Joni Deardorff
At least three people have died as a result of the crash. Joni DeardorffOther images showed huge amounts of smoke billowing up into the sky above the interstate.
Officials on the scene told a reporter from KARK-TV that at least three people have died due to the crash.
Troopers had yet to account for all individuals at the scene as of 3 p.m. Wednesday, the Fayetteville Flyer reported.
At least four eighteen-wheelers piled up on the westbound side of the highway in Friendship, Arkansas. Karla Denton
The accident was the result of a crash that caused three different pile ups involving at least one dozen vehicles. ARDOT