LINCOLN COUNTY- A Summit man died and two passengers were injured Wednesday afternoon in a crash on Highway 51 in Lincoln County, according to the Mississippi Highway Patrol.
Troopers said the crash happened at about 1:37 p.m. April 22.
Authorities said a 2009 Isuzu NPR driven by 23-year-old Jay Hux of Summit was traveling north on Highway 51 when it left the west side of the road and hit a tree.
Hux was killed in the crash, according to MHP.
Two passengers, identified as 28-year-old Michael Querns and 20-year-old Cevonte Lewis, were injured and taken to a local hospital, troopers said.
The cause of the crash remains under investigation by the Mississippi Highway Patrol.