US: Multi-vehicle crash prompts temporary closure of southbound lanes of Lake Pontchartrain Causeway near New Orleans, La., April 9

Emergency services personnel are responding to an apparent multi-vehicle crash on the Lake Pontchartrain Causeway near New Orleans, Louisiana, as of the evening of April 9. Authorities have temporarily closed the route's southbound lanes and did not immediately specify when they would reopen to traffic. Officials did not immediately report any casualties in connection with the traffic accident.

Traffic disruptions will likely affect the Lake Pontchartrain Causeway until authorities give the all-clear and vacate the scene.