New Hampshire man still receiving treatment in Meridian

By Brian Livingston

blivingston@themeridianstar.com

Bob Skelding, the New Hampshire man whose horse drawn, homemade RV was obliterated by an 18-wheeler Tuesday afternoon on Hwy. 45 South, is still being treated at Rush Foundation Hospital in Meridian for injuries he suffered.

Two horses died at the scene and two others are in the care of Dr. Billy Calvert in Kemper County.

The accident occurred near the Noxubee-Kemper county line south of Shuqualak. Skelding and his team had rested overnight in Shuqualak and were heading south toward Scooba when two 18-wheelers running side by side crested a hill behind him. One of the big rigs slammed into Skelding’s wagon and team killing two of the horses and seriously injuring Skelding. The full extent of his injuries is unknown at this time.