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Train, Vehicle Collision Shuts Down Highway 71 Near Elm Grove

Bossier City Press Tribune

Aug 14, 2026

Train, Vehicle Collision Shuts Down Highway 71 Near Elm Grove

A freight train derailed late Thursday after colliding with an 18-wheeler carrying saltwater at the Smith Road railroad crossing on Highway 71 near Elm Grove in south Bossier Paris…

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Train, Vehicle Collision Shuts Down Highway 71 Near Elm Grove

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