ST. LANDRY PARISH, La. — Police are on the scene of a crash involving a Louisiana State Police unit on I-49 in Grand Coteau.
Troopers say that details are limited and information is very preliminary, but at this time (4:30 p.m. Tuesday) Interstate 49 is closed at mile marker 10 southbound after the crash happened there.
A State Trooper, who was in his state police unit, was rear-ended by another southbound vehicle, troopers say.
The trooper had stopped his vehicle because of debris in the road from a previous crash, and was about to get out of his unit when he was rear-ended, troopers say.
The trooper sustained moderate injuries and was transported to a local hospital.
KATC has a crew on the scene and we'll have more on the 5 p.m. and 6 p.m. news.
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