MURPHYSBORO – The Jackson County Coroner’s Office Wednesday released the names of the two people killed in an accident at a gas pipeline construction site in Grand Tower Monday afternoon.
They are 47-year-old Barbara L. Reid of Mississippi and 43-year-old Brandon C. Durand of Louisiana.
The Jackson County Sheriff’s Office says around 4:50 Monday afternoon, they received a 911 call about the accident near the intersection of Brunkhorst Road and 20th Street in Grand Tower. This is the construction site of the Kinder Morgan Natural Gas Pipeline. Initial reports indicated multiple people were injured as a result of the accident.
Upon arrival on scene, it was determined two people suffered fatal injuries as a result of the accident and were pronounced dead on scene. Two others were transported via ambulance to an area hospital where they were treated for non-life threatening injuries and later released.
