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FATAL TRUCK WRECK IN COPIAH COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI CLAIMS A LIFE

Fatal TRUCK wreck in Copiah County, Mississippi claims a life

                                                  (Source: WLBT)


Posted: Jan 04, 2015 1:18 AM EST Updated: Jan 04, 2015 2:21 AM EST

By Shderia Thompson



COPIAH COUNTY, MS (Mississippi News Now) -

Saturday night Copiah County Sheriff Harold Jones confirmed a fatal accident that occurred in the Carpenter Community, off Highway 18 in Copiah County.

"(It was a) one truck wreck with, I believe one fatality," Jones said.

Our crew, that arrived on the scene, said the vehicle's passenger side was burned and it appeared to be a white pickup truck. 

Our team said the vehicle appeared to have crashed into the woodline, off Hwy. 18. 

Our crew witnessed the jaws of life being used to cut the door from the pickup and remove the body inside.

At this time we do not know the gender of the victim or the circumstances surrounding the accident.

Sheriff Jones informed us that MHP was investigating the accident and that the Copiah County Sheriff's Department was assisting.

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