Two dead and 10 injured after Mississippi highway washed away by heavy rain
Two people were killed and 10 others injured after part of a highway was washed away Monday night near the town of Lucedale, Mississippi, officials said.
The incident occurred on the two-lane Highway 26 in George County, Trooper Cal Robertson of the Mississippi Highway Patrol told CNN on Tuesday. The washout was likely related to the rain from Hurricane Ida, he said.
Seven vehicles went into the hole created by the washout, according to Robertson. It's about 50 feet in length and 20 feet deep, he said.
"I've never seen anything in my 23 years in law enforcement like this," he said .Three of those injured were in critical condition, he added.
Highway 26 is a main artery between Mississippi and Louisiana, the George County Sheriff's Office told CNN.
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