BREAKING: One person killed in mass collision on Arkansas highway involving eight semis and three passenger cars
- The accident occurred on Interstate 30 in Hot Springs County, Arkansas
- Arkansas Department of Transportation says eight tractor-trailers and 3 passenger cars were involved in the accident
- Arkansas DOT reported one fatality and multiple injured drivers, but did not disclose the number or nature of their injuries
- A column of black smoke could be seen rising into the sky over the traffic supported for miles along the western lanes of I-30
At least one person has been killed in a fiery accident involving eight semi-automotives and three passenger cars on Interstate-30 in Arkansas.
The Arkansas Department of Transportation says multiple drivers were injured, but did not specify how many or how serious their injuries are.
The eastbound lanes of I-30 remain closed for miles and are sustained by the approach of the carnage. Traffic is moving slowly in the westbound lanes and traffic is being diverted.
Arkansas DOT is handing out food and water to drivers stranded on the highway, and authorities are reversing traffic to clear the accident site.
A photo of the scene of the fiery buildup on I-30 in Arkansas. It would involve eight semis and three passenger cars
The accident happened Wednesday afternoon on a stretch of highway in Hot Springs County, near Malvern.
It is still unclear what caused the accident.
An Arkansas DOT representative said it would take a long time for traffic to clear on the highway.
Photos of the scene show shredded semis piled on top of each other and scattered across the highway as a fireball consumes them and spreads across the median.
A column of smoke could be seen from the pyre. It was visible for miles, towering over the traffic backing onto the highway.
This is a story in development, check back for updates.
A column of smoke rises from the burning wreckage of the accident. Arkansas DOT said there were injuries, but did not specify how humans or their natures
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