A Starkville resident was killed and six people were injured in a one-vehicle Oktibbeha County accident Wednesday.
Treasure K. Huffman, 19, of County Lake Road in Starkville was killed in the accident, said Oktibbeha County Coroner Michael Hunt.
Shortly after midnight, deputies with the Oktibbeha County Sheriff’s Office responded to the intersection of Oktoc and Skinner roads, where they found a black 1999 Ford Explorer overturned in the woods near the intersection.
Of the vehicle’s occupants, six were transported to Oktibbeha County Regional Medical Center, three of whom subsequently were transferred to critical care units in Jackson and Tupelo. The accident currently is being investigated by the OCSO.
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