Two Transfer Trucks Collide in Monroe Co.

MONROE COUNTY, Miss. – (WCBI) Two transfer trucks collide, leaving one person injured Tuesday afternoon. It happened around 1:30 p.m, near the Monroe/Clay County line.

54-year old Steven Franks of Rienzi was northbound on Highway 45 Alternate in a Triple A Septic tanker.
Franks was travelling in the passing lane, when he approached another 18-wheeler who was making a left turn.

Sgt. Criss Turnipseed with MHP says that’s when the Franks tried to avoid hitting that truck, but did end up clipping the back end of a freight trailer driven by 55-year old Ronald Ellerbrock of Illinois, who was travelling in the right lane.

The tanker then spun out of control, before rolling over.

Franks was transported to North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo for treatment of serious injuries. Ellerbrock was not injured.

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