6 killed, including 2 children, in crash with truck going wrong way on highway

JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT/Gray News) - Six people have died in a wrong-way crash early Friday morning in Mississippi.

According to the Jackson Police Department, they were called to a reported crash on Interstate 55 at about 2:45 a.m. near Daniel Lake.

Police say a Chevrolet Silverado was heading south in the northbound lanes before it hit a Hyundai Sonata.

The driver of the Silverado and Sonata were killed along with four passengers in the Hyundai.

Two children and a teenager were among the passengers who died, authorities said.

No identities were immediately released.

“Our thoughts and prayers go out to the families of the victims of this tragic event,” a spokesperson for Jackson police said.