RAMAH - Protective barriers along I-10 kept an 18-wheeler from veering into oncoming traffic on the interstate late Thursday morning.

DOTD reported that I-10 West was closed at the Ramah exit due to the accident involving an 18-wheeler and a box truck. Traffic cameras showed police were allowing vehicles to drive around the wreck on the shoulder.

A DOTD spokesperson said cable barriers in the center median of the interstate caught the tractor-trailer and kept the wreck from being "much worse."

No one was seriously hurt in the crash.

What you don’t see in this horrific scene is the @La_DOTD Cable Barrier….they worked. This scene could have been much worse. pic.twitter.com/kcvYAJ5aV9

— Shawn Wilson, Ph.D. (@onevisionary) September 16, 2021

Congestion has reached LA 77 (Grosse Tete). Motorists are advised to use an alternate route.