Weather blamed for several accidents

Rain and slick roads were to blame for causing three accidents Wednesday morning on Interstate 55 near Jackson. Only minor injuries occurred in the wrecks, which occurred shortly after 8 a.m. near mile marker 104 in the southbound lanes. A one-vehicle accident involving a truck pulling a travel trailer occurred first, said Lt. Chris Mouser of the Jackson Police Department. About two-tenths of a mile behind that accident, a second accident involving two cars occurred shortly after the first. Then, two-tenths of a mile behind the second accident, a third accident involving two more cars occurred. Some of the vehicles were towed from the scene, Mouser said.