ATLANTA, Texas—A mid-morning collision that left two 18-wheelers mangled could have been a lot worse, said Sgt. Allen Williams of the Atlanta Police Department.

The trucks were northbound on U.S. Highway 59 when the accident occurred about 8:55 a.m., approximately a half mile inside the city limits. 

Williams said an 18-wheeler, driven by an owner-operator for Atlantic and Pacific Freightways, was attempting a right turn into a pipeline staging yard when the cab of his truck collided with the cab of an 18-wheeler belonging to Suttles Truck Leasing.

“The driv...

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