MADISON, Miss. — Madison police are investigating a fatal single-vehicle crash on Interstate 55 that occurred early Monday morning.
Officers and firefighters responded at 1:35 a.m. to the southbound side of I-55 near mile marker 109. A Volkswagen Passat reportedly left the roadway, entered the center median, and struck an embankment in the drainage ditch between the northbound and southbound bridges.
The driver, the sole occupant of the vehicle, was pronounced dead at the scene. The identity of the deceased is being withheld pending notification of family members.
The crash is under investigation by the Madison Police Department.