Natchitoches Parish Sheriffs Deputies, Louisiana State Police and Natchitoches Parish Fire Protection District #1 First Responders responded to the scene of a single-vehicle crash on Nov. 26 around 2:30 pm on Hwy. 493 approximately 1/4 quarter of a mile west of Hwy. 1 in the Montrose community, according to the Natchitoches Parish Sheriff’s Office.

 

Deputies said a 40-year-old Derry man operating a 2001 Chevrolet pickup truck was traveling eastbound on Hwy. 493 when he left the road on the right side. The driver then overcorrected causing the vehicle to cross both the eastbound and westbound lanes leaving the road on the left side overturning in a ditch coming to a rest on it’s right side.

 

The driver and four passengers were uninjured.

 

Trooper C. Dranguet assigned to LSP Troop-E Alexandria is investigating the crash.

 

If you are traveling through the area, drive carefully and avoid distractions while the crash is investigated and towing services remove the wreckage.