Accident in Sampson County | 1 dead after heavy-duty truck rolls over in Sampson County

SAMPSON COUNTY, N.C. (WTVD) – One person was killed in an accident involving a heavy truck on Monday evening.

At approximately 4:30 p.m., the Clement Fire Department was called to Sivertsen Road and Halltown Road north of Autryville.

Upon arrival, units said they found a machine & Welding Supply Truck, a 2014 Hino, was upside down. Industrial gases were leaking from several tanks.

The driver, identified as Jackson David Parker, 25, of Fayetteville, was still in the vehicle. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

According to Officer Hall, the truck was traveling south on Sivertsen Road when it left the road. It overturned, went into a ditch and landed upside down.

The Aurtryville Fire Department, Wade Township Fire Department and Fayetteville City Fire Department assisted with the incident.

This is the tenth fatal accident this year in Sampson County.