OKTIBBEHA COUNTY — An Ackerman woman died Wednesday in a head-on collision on Highway 12, according to Oktibbeha County Coroner Michael Hunt.
Hunt identified the woman as Sylvia Moreland, 85. He told The Dispatch the accident happened at about 12:30 p.m. about three miles west of Starkville.
Moreland was driving east on the highway when her car collided with a west-bound vehicle, according to a press release from Mississippi Highway Patrol Sgt. Derrick Beckom. Hunt said it appeared that Moreland had swerved into the other car’s lane.
Moreland was pronounced dead at the scene, while the other driver was taken to Baptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle to be treated for minor injuries, the release said.
MHP is investigating what caused the crash.
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