Multiple people killed in Arkansas highway pile-up

Multiple people were killed in fiery collisions Wednesday that involved eight tractor-trailer rigs and at least three other vehicles on heavily-traveled Interstate 30 in southwestern Arkansas.

The crashes happened in the eastbound lanes of the interstate near Midway, Arkansas, about 50 miles southwest of Little Rock. The highway was closed.The Arkansas State Police reported multiple fatalities about an hour later, but troopers still hadn’t accounted for all of the motorists involved.Traffic was so paralyzed that state workers distributed snacks and water to stranded motorists.