LOBDELL – Gridlock hit the interstate system early Thursday.

Delays were reported on I-10 Eastbound from the Iberville/West Baton Rouge line into downtown Baton Rouge.  In some areas, traffic had slowed to a crawl of only 18 mph on the interstate.  Delays were caused by earlier incidents, state traffic monitors said. 

Some slowdowns may have been due to a minor crash that reportedly involved two 18-wheelers around 1 p.m. Thursday. All the issues slowed traffic in the area that was closed for hours Wednesday after a deadly, fiery wreck where one person died and six others were hurt when a big rig collided with passenger vehicles and a second rig.

WBRZ's advanced traffic-tracking technology showed heavy congestion in the area and delays elsewhere, too. Click HERE to monitor flow live.

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