COPIAH COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) – An 18-year-old was killed and another person was seriously injured during a tractor-trailer crash in Copiah County.
The crash occurred on Interstate 55 near Hazlehurst around 3:00 p.m. on October 13, 2025.
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According to the Mississippi Highway Patrol (MHP), a 2022 Mack tractor-trailer was traveling north on the interstate when it collided with a 2009 Nissan Altima that was also traveling north.
Troopers said the 20-year-old driver of the Nissan Altima was airlifted to the University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC) in Jackson with serious injuries. The passenger in the vehicle, 18-year-old Francesca Doss, of Fayette, died at the scene.
MHP officials said the driver of the tractor-trailer was not injured.
The crash remains under investigation by MHP.
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