6 People Dead, Including 2 Children, After Pickup Truck Traveling the Wrong Way Causes Crash in Mississippi

Mar. 15, 2025

Mississippi’s Interstate 55.Photo:Google Maps

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Six people, including two children, are dead after a person driving a pickup truck the wrong way on a Mississippi highway collided with a car.

The truck, which was carrying only the driver, collided with a Hyundai Sonata headed north near Daniel Lake Boulevard. The Hyundai was carrying one driver and four passengers, all of whom died in the collision.

Jackson police, the American Medical Response and the Hinds County Coroner’s Officer were all dispatched to the scene, but both drivers and all four of the passengers in the Hyundai were pronounced dead at the scene.

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Mississippi Highway Patrol officer Darnika Mayfield urged drivers to obey the state’s left lane passing law to avoid wrong-way collisions.

Jackson police told several of the outlets that they are continuing to investigate the cause of the crash.

Jackson police did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment.

source: people.com