No one was injured last night when an 18-wheeler carrying a load of lumber wrecked on Hwy. 9 approximately a mile south of the 8-9 intersection.
The truck was attempting to turn on to the highway from CR 341 around 9 p.m. when it cut the corner too tight and the back end of the trailer slipped off into a deep ditch where a large box culvert runs under the highway.
The driver of the truck was not hurt, but the McElroy Truck Lines truck was stuck on its side in the middle of the highway for nearly two hours as Calhoun City and Derma firemen assisted Parker Brothers wrecker service with getting the truck back upright.
Photo by Joel McNeece ©
