According to information from the Coushatta Police Department, at 8:00 p.m. on Monday, officers were dispatched to a crash involving a white GMC Yukon SUV and a commercial vehicle at the intersection of E Carroll Street and Cut-Off Road.

On the scene, officers learned that a 2005 Peterbilt truck was traveling north on US Hwy 71 hauling lumber when, for reasons still under investigation, a white GMC Yukon operated by a 77-year-old Coushatta woman proceeded out into the intersection, leading to a nearly head-on collision.

The commercial vehicle then left the roadway and entered Conoco’s parking lot, causing property damage before coming to a rest on Cut-Off Road.

Officers on the scene found passengers from the white GMC Yukon and the driver of the commercial vehicle suffering from possible non-life-threatening injuries.

Two people involved in the crash were transported to Christus Coushatta with minor/moderate injuries.

Officers conducted approximately 2 1/2 hours gathering crash investigation information, directing traffic due to traffic congestion and roadway blockage, and rendering care to involved parties.

Coushatta Police Department officers were assigned to investigate the crash.