At Least One Dead, Multiple Injured After Fiery Crash Involving 8 Semis and 3 Cars on Arkansas Highway


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At least one person is dead after 8 semis and 3 cars collided on an Arkansas highway on Wednesday.

So far one fatality and multiple injuries have been reported in a fiery pileup including EIGHT 18-wheelers.

Traffic on the I-30 is blocked on both sides.

It is unclear what caused the pileup.

The Daily Mail reported:

Emergency crews are responding to a fiery accident on Interstate-30 in Arkansas involving eight tractor-trailers and three passenger vehicles, the Arkansas Department of Transportation says.

Arkansas DOT reported there was at least one fatality and multiple injuries, but did not specify how many people were hurt or the extent of their injuries.

The accident occurred on Wednesday afternoon on a stretch of highway in Hot Springs County, near Malvern.

The eastbound lanes of I-30 remain closed and backed up for miles approaching the carnage. Traffic is moving on slowly in the westbound lanes.

It remains unclear what caused the accident.

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