Photo gallery: 18-wheeler, pickup involved in wreck on U.S. 61
Published 12:13 am Saturday, November 1, 2014
NATCHEZ — An 18-wheeler and pickup truck collided at the intersection of U.S. 61 and Kingston Road Friday afternoon. Both drivers were sent to the hospital with minor injuries. According to witnesses, the driver of a Dodge Ram pickup ran the stop sign on Kingston Road tried to stop before hitting the 18-wheeler headed northbound on U.S. 61. The 18-wheeler tried to avoid hitting the truck, but ended up clipping the front of the truck and then flipping over, blocking the northbound lanes of the highway.
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Emergency personnel, attend to the driver of the 18-wheeler, who was transported to the hospital with minor injuries. (Ben Hillyer / The Natchez Democrat)
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(Ben Hillyer / The Natchez Democrat)
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Emergency crews work on one of the drivers in an ambulance. (Ben Hillyer / The Natchez Democrat)
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Bystanders line up to view the wreckage from the side of the road. (Ben Hillyer / The Natchez Democrat)
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Skid marks left on U.S. 61 North after the wreck. (Ben Hillyer / The Natchez Democrat)
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Large rolls of paper ripped through the 18-wheeler’s trailer as wrecker crews turned the truck off its side. (Ben Hillyer / The Natchez Democrat)
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Large rolls of paper ripped through the 18-wheeler’s trailer as wrecker crews turned the truck off its side. (Ben Hillyer / The Natchez Democrat)