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One killed in Iberville Parish crash with log truck, sources say

4 days 17 hours 36 minutes ago Thursday, April 16 2026 Apr 16, 2026 April 16, 2026 8:25 PM April 16, 2026 in News
Source: WBRZ

GROSSE TETE - One person was killed in a crash with a log truck along an Iberville Parish highway on Thursday, officials said. 

Sources told WBRZ that a driver crashed head-on into a log truck along La. Highway 77, just north of Horseshoe Bend Road, around 11:15 a.m. Louisiana State Police said that a truck crossed the centerline and struck the log truck head-on.

The driver of the car died at the scene, and the driver of the truck was injured and taken to a hospital, sources confirmed.

LSP later identified the deceased as Collin Smith, 22, of Rosedale. 

Officials on the scene said the log truck caught fire after the crash. The driver was able to get out of the vehicle before it caught fire, and firefighters put out the fire before it spread.

The road was shutdown until 6 p.m. 

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