MHP investigates fatal crash on Highway 82

One fatality confirmed after crash on Highway 82

LOWNDES COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – The name of the person killed in a Lowndes County accident was released.

Coroner Greg Merchant said 36-year-old Rashada Murray’s vehicle was hit from behind by a Jeep.

Murray was eastbound on Highway 82 when the crash happened Thursday afternoon.

It’s believed Murray’s vehicle flipped after the impact.

Both vehicles came to a stop in a ditch.

The highway was shut down as crews cleared the scene.

Murray died at Baptist Golden Triangle.

The Mississippi Highway Patrol is investigating the accident.

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