One man died in a traffic accident in southeast Shreveport Wednesday night. The violent crash happened on East Bert Kouns near Millicent Way just before 9:30pm.

Police say this was a rollover accident and one victim was trapped in one of the cars.

Two people were rushed to an area hospital. Firefighters had to use the jaws of life to get to one of the victims.

Officers say the man who died was not in the overturned car.

No word yet on the cause of the wreck, but witnesses say an eastbound car was speeding just before the multiple car crash.

Bert Kouns was closed for several hours as a result of this crash.

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