MASSIVE dead alligator left in the middle of Louisiana road causes cars to crash and sends one van heading into the nearby bayou [Video]

01:38 EDT 03 May 2024, updated 11:07 EDT 03 May 2024

A massive dead alligator in the middle of a Louisiana road caused a multi-vehicle car crash as one van swerved off the road and into a nearby bayou. 

Around 6.30am Monday, the St. Bernard Parish Sheriff’s Office was dispatched to the 5400 block of Paris Road as the gigantic reptile laid dead on the Chalmette median, about 20 minutes outside of New Orleans. 

The crash occurred when one driver slowed their car down to get a good look at the bizarre gator, causing the driver behind them to swerve in an attempt to avoid hitting them.

The second vehicle landed directly into the nearby water as pictures showed the top of the silver Honda minivan sticking out while the back sank down. 

‘People scared of a lil bitty creature,’ Aces Towing and Auto Sales said in a post on Facebook about the crash.