1967 Press Photo Truck trailer blocks Rigolets Bridge after a crash - nox02604

Truck trailer blocks Rigolets Bridge following fiery crash.An east Texas meat transport truck slammed into the west end of the Rigolets bridge on the Chef Menteur highway late last night, jackknifed, caught fire, and closed traffic on New Orleans east-west highway artery. Driver of the truck, tentatively identified as Eugene Bradley, of Dallas, was missing and believed to have been thrown from the truck into the 90-foot deep waters of the Rigolets.

Photo is dated 1967.

Photo measures 10 x 8.25 inches.