NATCHITOCHES-A Shreveport man escaped injury in a fiery single-vehicle rollover crash on I-49 north of Natchitoches early this morning, Dec. 4, according to the Natchitoches Parish Sheriff’s Office.

At 4:13am, Natchitoches Parish Sheriff’s Deputies, Louisiana State Police and Natchitoches Parish Fire Protection District #6 responded to NATCOM 911 Center reports of a single-vehicle crash on I-49 near milepost #144 north of Natchitoches.

911 callers stated the vehicle was overturned and on fire in the median.

Deputies and LSP arrived on scene discovering the 2017 Ford F-250 fully engulfed in flames.

The operator of the vehicle, a 24-year-old Shreveport man escaped the vehicle uninjured before the fire.

The vehicle was a total loss.

Law enforcement, fire and towing services remained on scene for over an hour.

Trooper J. Axsom assigned to LSP Troop-E Alexandria investigated the crash.

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