Crash on U.S. 49 in Florence Blocks Lanes

‘Taken out with the jaws of life:’ Truck with trailer rear ends 18-wheeler in Florence

‘Taken out with the jaws of life:’ Truck with trailer rear ends 18-wheeler in Florence FLORENCE, Miss. (WLBT) – The Florence Police Department is working an accident between a truck hauling a trailer and an 18-wheeler. According to Florence Police Chief Brad Burns, the incident happened on 49 South, in front of Los Cazadores Mexican Restaurant. The driver of the truck was “taken out with the jaws of life,” according to Chief Burns. The driver is…

Crash backs up traffic on Highway 49 southbound in Florence

Video from the scene shows long lines of traffic stretching down the highway

Crash on U.S. 49 in Florence blocks lanes

FLORENCE, Miss. (WJTV) - A crash in Florence caused significant delays on U.S. 49 South. Rankin County Sheriff Bryan Bailey said a pickup truck went under an 18-wheeler around 8:30 p.m. There's no word on the pickup truck driver's condition. Officials with the Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) said the two right lanes were blocked on Wednesday night due to the crash on U.S. 49 near Main Street. The cause of the crash is under inves…