One Dead In Tuesday Tupelo Wreck

TUPELO (WCBI) – One person is dead after a two vehicle crash Tuesday morning on Highway 45 North just beyond the Barnes Crossing road exit.  Tupelo Police say a south bound Chevrolet Uplander mini van crossed the median and hit a north bound small multi passenger Ford van head on.

The Ford had a driver and 3 passengers inside.  Lee County Coroner Carolyn Green says 75 year old Martha Smith of Tupelo died in the crash. The driver of the mini van is in serious condition at North Mississippi Medical Center.   The cause of the collision is still under investigation.