Three Dead in Fiery Wreck

A fiery fatal wreck in Brandon closed westbound Interstate twenty for nearly 12 hours. Brandon police say one lane reopened shortly before 6 a.m. Friday, but there was no estimate of when the other lane might reopen. Three people in a pickup truck died when it crossed the median of Interstate twenty and hit a tractor-trailer head-on. The station says the trucker appeared unhurt but was taken to a hospital to be checked. The tractor-trailer is owned by Martin Trucking Company in Indiana