Attala Central Fire Department, Attala County Deputies, EMS, and MS Hwy Patrol were dispatched to a three-vehicle crash on Hwy 35 S near the Attala/Leake county line just after 6:30 a.m. on Thursday, June 8, 2023.
An unloaded school bus, a passenger vehicle, and an 18-wheeler were involved in the crash. One person was transported by ambulance to Baptist Memorial Hospital-Attala and later airlifted to another hospital.
Mississippi Highway Patrol is in charge of the investigation of the crash.
jon sessums
June 8, 2023 at 9:20 AMi live in this area, and i have had issues with 18 wheeler’s speeding in excess of 65 mph.
jj
June 8, 2023 at 12:39 PMit’s more then one vehicle involved n**ody said the eighteen wheeler caused it …people just don’t pay attention to what’s going no matter what you driving….don’t be fast to a**ume
jerry edwards
June 8, 2023 at 5:57 PMi seen it happen, that was awful. it looked like a bomb went off when chevy suv hit the pepsi truck. prayers for all involved. the pepsi driver did a heck of a job.