7 killed, dozens injured after passenger bus crashes in Mississippi
WARREN COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - A crash involving a passenger bus in Warren County killed seven passengers early Saturday morning.
The crash occurred on Interstate 20 near Bovina around 12:40 a.m., according to the Mississippi Highway Patrol (MHP).
Troopers said a 2018 Volvo commercial passenger bus was traveling westbound on I-20 when the vehicle left the roadway and overturned. Six passengers were pronounced deceased at the scene, and one died at Merit Health River Region in Vicksburg.
The dead included a 6-year-old boy and his 16-year-old sister, according to Warren County Coroner Doug Huskey. They were identified by their mother. Authorities were working to identify the other victims, he said.
According to MHP, 37 passengers were transported to different hospitals in Vicksburg and Jackson with unknown injuries. Troopers said the co-driver was not transported to a hospital.
The crash was caused by tire failure, the National Transportation Safety Board said on the social media platform X. The crash is under investigation by MHP and the Commercial Transportation Enforcement Division.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.