Traffic was rerouted for several hours on Saturday afternoon, July 20, while first responders worked the scene of a head-on collision north of Huntington.
According to the Arkansas State Police, the accident occurred at 2:07 p.m., on US Hwy. 71, south of Holland Place.
A minor, whose name will not be released, was traveling south on Highway 71 in a 2012 Nissan Maxima when they crossed the center line and struck a 2024 Freightliner head-on.
The body of the minor was taken to the Sebastian County Coroner’s Office and the next of kin notified. The driver of the semi was not injured.
