Category Archives: Truck Accidents

RANKIN COUNTY, MS- The clarionlegder.com writes that two people died in a one-vehicle crash involving a semi-truck that took place in Rankin County. The Mississippi Highway Patrol was called to the scene of the crash, which took place at night on Mississippi Highway 18.* The semi appears to have crossed over the highway’s center line […]

Jackson, Mississippi – November 9, 2018 – WJTV News reports that a fatal automobile accident occurred on I-220 North in Jackson. One man died from injuries he received when his vehicle went off of the road and rolled over. Rollover accidents have a greater fatality rate than other types of vehicle wrecks. Approximately two percent of […]

Accident Involving Multiple 18-Wheelers Causes Injuries, Property Damage in Georgia County, Mississippi  George County, Mississippi– May 21, 2018 (WKRG) According to a report from WKRG, a collision between two tractor-trailers blocked both lanes of traffic at the intersection of Highway 26 and Highway 57. Injuries have been reported, but details about those injuries are not […]

Eighteen-Wheeler Overturns Causing Major Traffic Delays in Florence, Mississippi Florence, Mississippi — May 19, 2018 (Times Daily) According to a report by the Times Daily, an overturned tractor-trailer blocked the eastern end of Veterans Drive for over seven hours. Fortunately, no one was injured in the wreck. The truck rolled over as the driver tried […]

Forrest County, Mississippi – May 30, 2018 (The Clarion-Ledger, WDAM) – According to reports from The Clarion-Ledgerand WDAM, a young woman died in a crash involving an automobile and a tractor-trailer. Eighteen-year-old Savannah Gibson graduated from Forrest County Agricultural High School just hours before she died in the accident. The accident happened on Mississippi 13 […]

West Point, Mississippi– May 1, 2018 (The Dispatch) According to a report in The Dispatch, the driver of a tanker truck died in a crash. The tractor-trailer that the man was driving rear-ended another vehicle, and the truck driver lost control of his rig, which rolled over as it left the roadway. Reports from the […]

Truck Traveling South Crashes After Crossing Northbound Lanes on I-55 HINDS COUNTY, MS- According to wjtv.com, an 18-wheeler transporting medical supplies hit the median on I-55 while the vehicle was moving south. The truck then crossed all northbound lanes before finally crashing into a ditch near Tank Road.* No other vehicles were involved in the […]

UTICA, MS. – April 2, 2018 (walb.com) Three people died in a Utica crash that involved two tractor trailers, according to a news report by WALB.com. The crash occurred in a chain reaction and began with a Mississippi Department of Transportation vehicle, according to Cpl. Eric Henry of the Mississippi Highway Patrol. On April 2, […]

Mississippi Trucking Accident Attorneys Discuss Truck Accidents Involving Hazardous Materials A man lost his life in a chain-reaction accident involving a tractor-trailer, a motorcycle, and two other vehicles. The man who perished in the wreck was riding a motorcycle when he got hit by a tractor-trailer as it left the westbound lanes of the highway […]