COPIAH COUNTY, Miss. — A fatal crash on Interstate 55 near Hazlehurst claimed the life of a teenager Monday afternoon.
According to the Mississippi Highway Patrol, the incident involved two vehicles. A 62-year-old driver of a northbound tractor-trailer collided with a car driven by a 20-year-old.
The passenger in the car, 18-year-old Francesca Doss of Fayette, MS, was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver of the car was airlifted to the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson for treatment. The tractor-trailer driver did not sustain any injuries.
Authorities are investigating the circumstances surrounding the crash. No further details on the condition of the injured driver were available at this time.
Emergency response units arrived promptly, and there were no lane closures reported following the incident.