BY MELANIE BUCK
An 18-wheel tractor-trailer carrying a full load of lumber overturned this afternoon next to Hatfield First Baptist Church resulting in the driver being taken to Mena Regional Health System.
According to officers on the scene, the driver, from Memphis, Tennessee, was south bound on Hwy. 71, when his front right tire dropped off the shoulder of the road. The truck then traveled down the steep embankment when, due partially to the heavy load, the truck began to overturn. It made one complete roll before landing upright and scattering the contents of the truck and trailer.
Fortunately, the driver was considered not critical at this time. The accident was worked by Arkansas State Trooper Chris Garner.
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The photos enhance this story. Thanks for covering this accident.
The cab was crushed but the tow company unhooked the trailer and cranked the tractor right up and drove it around to the front of the church soon after this picture was taken.
You should have interviewed the pastor of the church, I hear he’s a pretty friendly fellow.