FORREST COUNTY, Miss. (WHLT) – Volunteer firefighters in Forrest County responded to six separate calls for fires in two days. On February 20, Macedonia volunteer firefighters responding to a home near the intersection of Pops Runnels Road and Old Richton Road for a vehicle fire. They found a Chevrolet Impala fully engulfed in flames. No […]. Local Mississippi Breaking News Story from CBS 12 New WJTV, your Jackson, MS news leader
Traffic resumes after tanker truck carrying liquid nitrogen overturns in Forrest Co. The wreck happened at the intersection of Old Richton Road and Morriston Road. (Source: WVUE) By WDAM Staff | December 14, 2020 at 8:09 PM CST - Updated December 14 at 9:39 PM
FORREST COUNTY, Miss. (WDAM) - The roads of a Forrest County intersection have been cleared for traffic after an 18-wheeler carrying liquid nitrogen overturned Monday evening.
The Forrest County Sheriff’s Office and other emergency personnel worked to clear the intersection of Old Richton Road and Morriston Road after the wreck.
The sheriff’s office alerted the public to the wreck in a Facebook post at 6:15 p.m., encouraging drivers to find an alternate route as first responders worked to clean up the scene.