One Dead After A Highway 45 Collision

TUPELO, Miss. (WCBI) – A car crash on U.S. Highway 45 leaves one man dead and another with serious injuries.

The accident occured just before midnight Tuesday near the Saltillo area.

The Saltillo Police Chief Grant Bailey stated two vehicles traveling south on the highway collided.

The two vehicles were driven by Robert Bruce Smith IV, 69, and a 39-year-old man from Saltillo. Both men were taken to North Mississippi Medical Center with serious injuries. Smith died at arrival to the hospital.

The Mississippi Highway Patrol and Saltillo police department are reconstructing the crash site for a further investigation.

 

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