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Mother, child, unborn twins killed in crash on I-10 in St. John Parish

According to State Police, 27-year-old Tyandra Lewis of Baton Rouge was traveling eastbound on I-10 with her son and another man and that man's son also in the car.
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ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST PARISH, La. — A mother who was pregnant and expecting twins and her 7-year-old son were killed when their car stopped on I-10 headed eastbound and was run into by a pickup truck from behind.

The crash occurred Monday just before noon on I-10 near Belle Terre Road. 

According to State Police, 27-year-old Tyandra Lewis of Baton Rouge was traveling eastbound on I-10 with her son and another man and that man's son also in the car when for some reason, their Toyota Camry stopped in the left lane.

A 2002 Ford F-350 driven by Willy Buchan of Tyler, Texas was also traveling eastbound and struck Lewis' vehicle. She and her son suffered fatal injuries. State Police said Lewis was pregnant and expecting twins.

The passenger and his son in the car both sustained non-life-threatening injuries. Both were taken to the hospital as a precaution.

Buchan was not injured. State Police said no impariment was suspected, but that toxicology reports are pending. 

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