NEAR WESSON, MS – Mississippi Highway Patrol was summoned to the scene of a multi-vehicle crash involving an overturned tanker truck on I-55 north of Wesson Monday.
WLBT News Channel 3 said the collision happened on the southbound lanes near mile marker 55. The tanker truck had crashed with other vehicles involved and then flipped over before coming to rest in a ditch.
Crews shut down the area for the scene clearance and investigation period.
At this time, there has been no official word on the current physical condition of the driver, including the contributing factors behind Monday’s crash.
Updates will be added as our newsroom learns more.
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