Five Dead After Crash Between Train And Van On Crossing In Mississippi

Five group person died aft a train and van collided successful agrarian Mississippi, authorities confirmed Friday.

Stone County Coroner Wayne Flurry said each 5 fatalities were occupants of nan van. The sole surviving van passenger, a 23-year-old woman, was airlifted to hospital, he added. No 1 aboard nan train was reported injured.

The clang occurred astatine a crossing adjacent Wiggins, astir 45 miles (72 kilometres) north-west of Biloxi. Canadian Pacific Kansas City, nan railway operator, said 1 of its freight trains was involved.

A representation of Wiggins:

The Stone County Sheriff's Office was investigating nan crash, nan institution said.

"Our astir sincere condolences spell retired to nan families of nan victims of this tragedy," nan railroad institution said.

The driver of nan van, Ryan C. Peterson, 26, and nan beforehand spot passenger, Kristina Carver, 45, were among those killed, Flurry said. Two of Carver's daughters besides died, 22-year-old Emley Chamblee and 20-year-old Sarabeth Chamblee, arsenic did 23-year-old Demarcus Perkins.