Deputies respond to crash involving salt water truck, train on Highway 1 at French Rd

Caddo Parish, LA – According to the Caddo Parish Sheriff’s Office, the crash occurred around 3:09 p.m. Friday.

It happened on Highway 1 at French Rd.

Caddo Parish Sheriff’s deputies responded to a report of a crash.

The responding deputies discovered that a train crashed into a salt water truck.

According to the CPSO, the truck was traveling west when a KCS train heading south crashed into the big rig’s cab rupturing its tank and ejecting the driver.

The driver of the big rig was transported to an area hospital via ambulance.

This incident remains under investigation.

This is a developing story and it will be updated as new information become available.