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Two 18-wheelers, vehicle involved in fatal Attala County crash

By Kaitlin Howell Jul 25, 2025 | 11:47 AM

ATTALA COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) – The Mississippi Highway Patrol (MHP) responded to a fatal crash involving two 18-wheelers and a vehicle.

The crash occurred on Highway 12 East of Durant in Attala County near the Holmes County line on July 25. According to MHP, the two 18-wheelers were on fire when emergency crews responded to the scene.

According to investigators, a Freightliner collided with a 2008 Volvo TR, which collided with a Toyota.

The Attala County coroner said the two 18-wheeler drivers were killed in the crash, and the minor driver of the third vehicle was uninjured. The bodies of the two victims were transported to the Mississippi State Crime Lab for identification.

MHP identified the two victims as Rosquette P. Raul, 67, of Royal Palm Beach, Florida, and John L. Headges, Jr., 45, of Kilmichael, Mississippi.

The cause of the crash is under investigation by MHP.