Mississippi authorities say one driver is dead after a wreck involving three 18-wheelers on Interstate 10 near the Diamondhead exit.
Hancock County Chief Deputy Don Bass tells The Sun Herald the driver who died was trapped inside one of the trucks as it caught on fire Monday.
The coroner identified the victim as 44-year-old Lewis Peak, of Valdosta, Georgia.
The Mississippi Highway Patrol said a preliminary investigation revealed two of the trucks were rear-ended in a domino effect about 4:38 p.m.
The first truck, driven by Peak, hit a semi driven by 59-year-old Razmik Khachikyan, of Panorama City, California, who was uninjured.
Those two semis became entangled and were engulfed in flames.
Khachikyan's truck rear-ended a tanker driven by 65-year-old Roger Eppler, of Jasper, Texas. He suffered moderate injuries.
