In this image provided by the Louisiana State Police, potatoes lie on Interstate 10 near Butte La Rose, La., on Monday, Oct. 9, 2017. A trucker died in the wreck that engulfed a tractor-trailer in flames and left thousands of potatoes scattered across the interstate. (Louisiana State Police via AP)
October 09, 2017 - 1:18 PM
BUTTE LA ROSE, La. - A tractor-trailer flipped over on a Louisiana highway, dumping thousands of potatoes, catching fire and killing the driver.
Investigators couldn't immediately tell if the driver was a man or a woman, according to Master Trooper Brooks David (DAH-veed).
Louisiana State Police report on Facebook that the wreck happened early Monday on Interstate 10 eastbound, near the Butte La Rose exit.
David said in a phone interview that the highway was reopened about 1 p.m., after crews cleared the potatoes.
News from © The Associated Press, 2017