Motorcyclist killed in collision with 18-wheeler on I-10

A motorcyclist is dead after a crash with an 18-wheeler on the Wolf River Bridge on Interstate 10 this afternoon.

MHP Spokesman Cal Robertson confirmed the fatality that happened in the eastbound lanes just before 3 p.m.

The incident caused a slowdown of traffic in the area just west of County Farm Road.

WXXV will update with more information as it becomes available.