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    Mississippi Highway Patrol: 6-year-old child killed after SUV overturns in wreck

    By Magnolia State Live,

    2024-07-15
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    A 6-year-old child was killed, and three other people were injured in a crash on a rural Mississippi highway Friday.

    WTVA in Tupelo reports that the crash happened shortly after 3:30 p.m. Friday, July 12, on Highway 278 in Pontotoc County.

    The Mississippi Highway Patrol reports that the fatal accident happened when an SUV ran off the road and overturned.

    A 6-year-old child died in the accident. The driver of the SUV was airlifted to a regional hospital. The current condition of the driver is unknown.

    Two other children were taken by ambulance to a hospital and have since been released.

    The cause of the crash remains under investigation.

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