Tylertown Woman Dies in Pike County Crash
BROOKHAVEN, Miss. — A Tylertown woman died Monday morning in a collision on Highway 98 in Pike County.
According to the Mississippi Highway Patrol (MHP), the accident occurred around 9 a.m. on Oct. 20, involving a 2019 Nissan Altima and a 2017 Mack garbage truck. The driver of the Nissan, 33-year-old Samantha Barnum, was declared dead at the scene.
The driver and passenger of the garbage truck sustained non-life-threatening injuries, as reported by MHP officials.
Authorities are currently investigating the cause of the crash.