GUM SPRINGS, AR – A major collision on I-30 involving two 18-wheelers killed two people last Tuesday, Arkadelphian reports. The accident occurred at the Gum Springs exit of westbound I-30 around 12:30 pm. An eastbound truck driver crossed the median and crashed head-on into an oncoming truck. Both vehicles became engulfed in flames. Both drivers […]
MULBERRY, AR—A two-vehicle crash on I-40 near Mulberry caused injuries and a vehicle fire Monday afternoon, 5NEWS reports. According to the Arkansas Department of Transportation, the crash occurred around 12:40 pm when a tractor-trailer collided with another vehicle. Injuries were reported, but no fatalities. Traffic camera footage of the accident scene shows a vehicle severely […]
PIGGOTT, AR – An 80-year-old man died from his injuries as a result of a crash between a tractor-trailer and a train on Tuesday, Kait8 reports. According to Kait8, the 80-year-old man was driving a tractor-trailer on County Road 346 when he collided with a Union Pacific train. The truck driver succumbed to his injuries […]
NORTH LITTLE ROCK, AR – Traffic delays piled up on Interstate 40 West on Thursday due to a big rig rollover crash, KARK reports. The crash took place before 6:30 p.m. and resulted in congestion that could be seen at the I-40 and I-430 connector, ending at exit 148 leading to Crystal Hill Road. Despite […]
JONESBORO, AK – A pickup truck driver was suspected of being blinded by the sun’s glare while operating their vehicle, leading to a crash with a trash truck on Tuesday. Arkansas State Police told Kait8 that the two-vehicle crash happened before 8:30 a.m. at the intersection of Highway 168 West and County Road 324. It […]
WYNNE, AR – One driver was killed and another was injured in a collision between a vehicle and a semi-truck on Highway 64 last Wednesday, July 30. According to Kait8, the events unfolded around 4:30 p.m., when a 66-year-old man driving a 2020 Ford tried to turn left onto County Road 251 and collided with […]
TEXARKANA, AR – One person was transported to a hospital after a fiery tractor-trailer collision that happened on I-30 Wednesday at the Texas and Arkansas state line. Arkansas State Police told KSLA that the crash occurred near State Line Avenue and led the truck driver to sustain unspecified injuries. Officers said the truck driver was […]
NEAR SILOAM SPRINGS, AR – ARDOT crews had to block westbound Highway 412 near the Oklahoma and Arkansas State line due to a tractor-trailer fire Friday. The accident took place before 4:15 p.m., according to KNWA. Officials have not specified the exact cause of the fire, but said that no one was injured as a result […]
WINSLOW, AR – A tractor-trailer crashed into the Bobby Harper Tunnel on I-49, injuring its driver Tuesday, 40/29 News reports. The Arkansas Department of Transportation said the single-truck collision happened before 6 a.m. on the southbound lanes. DOT crews and Arkansas State Police were quick to arrive at the scene. By 7:38 a.m., emergency officials […]
JOINER, AR – A woman was killed when the SUV she was driving collided with the rear of a semi-truck on I-55 near Joiner on Sunday afternoon. KAIT 8 reports that the fatal incident occurred shortly before 3:50 p.m. on July 6 at mile marker 28. Blytheville resident Doreen Gray was traveling north when her […]