Two people were killed in a fiery, three-vehicle crash on the elevated Interstate 55 near Manchac on Saturday night, State Police said.

State Police identified one of the victims as Lula Kinchen, 88, of Hammond. The identity of the other victim had not been released as of Sunday night.

State Police said an Infiniti SUV heading north crashed into the rear of a Honda CR-V just before 9 p.m. Saturday near the Manchac Bridge in St. John the Baptist Parish. After hitting the Honda, the Infiniti crashed into a Nissan Maxima.

The Infiniti and Maxima both "became engulfed in flames," State Police said.

Kinchen, who was a passenger in the Nissan, was taken to an area hospital where she died, State Police said. The driver of the Infiniti died at the scene, they said.

The driver of the Honda was

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