Mississippi highway collapses, 2 killed, at least 10 injured

[Omaha Steve]

Source: AP

LUCEDALE, Miss. (AP) — Two people were killed and at least 10 others were injured when their vehicles plunged into a deep hole where a highway collapsed after Hurricane Ida blew through Mississippi.

Torrential rain may have caused the collapse, and the drivers may not have seen that the roadway in front of them had disappeared Monday night, Mississippi Highway Patrol Cp. Cal Robertson said.

“Some of these cars are stacked on top of each other,” he said. Seven vehicles were involved, including a motorcycle. A crane was brought in to lift them out of the hole.

WDSU-TV reports that state troopers, emergency workers and rescue teams responded to Highway 26 west of Lucedale, about 60 miles (96 kilometers) northeast of Biloxi, to find both the east and westbound lanes collapsed. Robertson said the hole is around 50 to 60 feet (15 to 18 meters) long and 20 to 30 feet (6 to 9 meters) deep.

Read more: https://apnews.com/article/mississippi-fe0eb84245c9f41f5b764b0be47d1602

[EYESORE 9001]

1. Don't drive through water

Even if it appears to be only an inch deep, a hazard like the one described may be waiting.

[2naSalit]

2. +1

[JI7]

4. Yes, I did it once where a section was flooded a bit

probably becsuse of construction work being done. But things were clear a block away. And I felt how it was and how you did not have as much control and the power the water had. And this was in los Angeles in a busy street with regular lights.

[BumRushDaShow]

3. Here's one of the pics

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Bill Snyder
@BillSnyderWLOX
Daybreak reveals the magnitude of the Highway 26 washout in George County. There are still pieces of automobiles in the ravine.
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7:21 AM · Aug 31, 2021

Looks like that part of the road may have been going over a little creek (or what at one time was one) and the water volume from the rain through that area just exploded and took the road with it.