PEARL RIVER CO., MS – A truck driver was sent to the hospital following a tanker-truck fire and subsequent explosion near Poplarville on Monday.
According to WLOX, the truck caught fire around the 28 mile marker of I-59 near Highway 26.
Witnesses reported seeing the driver attempt to extinguish the flames before jumping in another vehicle to escape before the propane tanks exploded. He was then transported to a local hospital with unspecified injuries.
No further information is available at this time. Should more details come to light, this news blog will be updated.
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