Five killed in fiery crash after driver goes wrong way on Interstate 10 near New Orleans LaPLACE, La. -- Five people were killed early Friday when a driver going the wrong way crashed into another vehicle on Interstate 10 outside New Orleans, authorities said. Louisiana State Trooper Nick Manale said a driver was traveling eastbound in the westbound lanes of I-10 near LaPlace, which is about 25 miles west of New Orleans, early Friday and crashed head-on with another vehicle with four inside. The car traveling the wrong way burst into flames. All five people died at the scene. Manale said an 18-wheeler then sideswiped the wreck and another vehicle hit the 18-wheeler. The drivers of those vehicles suffered only minor injuries. Manale said the westbound lanes of I-10 were closed and traffic was being diverted. New Orleans TV station WWLTV reported that state police got several calls about a vehicle going the wrong way, but said troopers did not manage to get to the vehicle in time.