One person was killed and another critically injured in a single-vehicle crash in Meridian late Saturday night, authorities said.
The accident occurred around 10:30 p.m. on May 3, near the intersection of North Hills Street and 35th Avenue, according to Acting Captain Dareall Thompson with the Meridian Police Department.
A vehicle traveling west on North Hills Street left the roadway and struck a tree. The passenger died at the scene, Thompson said.
The driver was airlifted to a hospital in Jackson in critical condition.
The Meridian Police Department’s accident reconstruction team is investigating the cause of the crash.
