MONROE COUNTY, AR – KATV reported a fatal multi-vehicle crash involving military equipment and hazardous materials on I-40 near Brinkley on Monday evening. The accident occurred at mile marker 211 on I-40 eastbound. It involved three semi-trucks, one of which was carrying military equipment. Arkansas State Police confirmed one fatality. The crash caused a grass […]
NEAR NORTH LITTLE ROCK, AR – A driver of a fully loaded car hauler sustained minor injuries when he was struck by a train while trying to cross some railroad tracks Tuesday. The events of this collision unfolded around 12:45 p.m. on Kelly Xing along Kelly Road and Conway Highway when the car hauler’s front […]
BENTON COUNTY, AR – A 49-year-old Bentonville resident died Wednesday, August 14, after his motorcycle collided with a semi-truck in Centerton, according to 5 News. The fatal accident unfolded on a stretch of State Highway 72 shortly after 6:30 p.m. Very few details have been disclosed as of this writing, but the Arkansas Department of […]
LAWRENCE CO, AR – A 53-year-old man driving a 2017 International semi-truck drifted off the road and crashed into some trees, resulting in his death Thursday. Arkansas State Police told Kait8 that the man, identified as Theotis Crawford Jr. from West Memphis, was going north on Highway 115 around 1:30 p.m.(near State Highway 117) when […]
CLARK COUNTY, AR – Three vehicles, including two semi-trucks, were involved in a wreck late Monday afternoon on Interstate 30 near Gurdon, reports KARK. Arkansas Department of Transportation officials said the accident occurred on the westbound lanes at Exit 63 toward State Route 53, near Southfolk Truck Stop & Travel Center. The cause of the […]
LAKE CITY, AK – At least one person was injured in a collision between a motorcycle and a big rig that happened before 11 a.m. Thursday near Thompson Creek. This collision occurred at the Arkansas 18 and Willow Run junction, according to Kait8. Jonesboro-Craighead County E-911 seemed to have closed the intersection as they advised […]
NEAR RAVENDEN, AK – First responders were dispatched to a multi-vehicle wreck that involved a tractor-trailer on Highway 63 east of Ravenden Monday. The Arkansas Department of Transportation first announced this collision at approximately 9:05 a.m. and cleared the scene at 9:38 a.m., according to Kait8. Authorities did not confirm how long it took to […]
NEAR BLUFF CITY, AK – A driver of a 2006 Peterbilt failed to negotiate a curve, leading him to hit a 1999 model Freightliner, claiming the second driver’s life Friday. As retold by the Magnolia Reporter, preliminary details revealed that the Peterbilt driver was going west on Arkansas 24 (also known as Camden Highway) when […]
BENTONVILLE, AK – An 18-year-old man operating a motorcycle collided with the back of a truck as the truck driver was turning left, leading to the motorcyclist’s death Wednesday. This collision happened around 11:45 a.m. when the truck driver was turning left from the 900th block of Southwest Regional Airport Boulevard to SW Eden Brooke […]
VAN BUREN, AK – The Arkansas Department of Transportation said occupants likely sustained injuries when a semi-truck overturned on I-40 East Thursday. A 5NewsOnline report showcases a semi, which landed on its side, blocking all of the lanes on I-40 East, indicating a traffic stall. City and county first responders have not specified the circumstances […]