Two tractor-trailer drivers were transported to Myrtue Memorial Hospital in Harlan, this (Friday) morning, following a collision on Highway 59 at the intersection with 1200th Street. The accident happened at around 3:07-a.m.  The Shelby County Sheriff’s Office reports Barry Shumate, of Dow City, and Harold Hilliard, of Coushatta, TX, were injured.

Shumate was driving a 2003 Kenworth, registered to S&S Enterprises. Hilliard was driving a 2016 Kenworth, registered to Seaboards Transport, Inc. The accident remains under investigation.

The Shelby County Sheriff’s Office was assisted at the scene by officers with the Harlan Police Dept., personnel from the Harlan Fire Dept., and Medivac Ambulance.