A two-vehicle collision involving a tractor-trailer in Southwest Arkansas left a Nashville woman dead.
The crash happened at 2:22 p.m. Friday, April 24, 2026, on Arkansas Highway 27. According to a preliminary fatal crash summary posted by Arkansas State Police, Yolanda Hesslund was driving a 2006 Toyota north when, attempting a left turn onto Highway 27B, she failed to yield to a southbound 2003 Peterbilt.
Hesslund, 50, died in the crash. She was being held at Smith Funeral Home.
Cpl. Travis Hale, investigating the accident, noted wet road conditions and rainy weather at the time of the accident.
Editor’s Note: Preliminary Arkansas State Police fatality reports sometimes contain information that turns out to be inaccurate. Typical errors include spelling errors in names, or incorrect ages; outdated hometown information; vehicle direction of travel; and incident times. The ASP sometimes corrects these errors in updated reports. ASP reports omit names of passengers or drivers who are not injured, even in instances when uninjured drivers may appear to be at fault. The reports also omit names of juveniles who were injured or killed, although we report those names when obtained through other sources.
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