5 teenagers killed in a single car accident in Mississippi

• Five teenagers were killed in a tragic car accident.
• All of the victims were related.
• No other vehicles were involved in the crash.

Five teenagers were killed in a tragic car accident in Batesville, Mississippi. On Tuesday, March 21, a fatal crash claimed the lives of five teenagers.

It is unknown what caused the vehicle to crash into a barrier and plunge into a creek below. The victims were between the ages of 12 and 19. A sixth person survived and managed to call 911.

5 killed in Mississippi car accident

According to Action News 5, the victims of the crash were all between the ages of 12 and 19. They were all related and the mothers of the victims are sisters.

The outlet indicated that there was only one survivor of the accident, a 14-year-old. He was able to get out of the vehicle and call police. The South Panola County Sheriff’s Office explained that there were no other vehicles involved in the accident.

They victims were students from the South Panola school district

Following the car accident, the South Panola School District issued a statement. They expressed their sadness upon learning of the deaths, in addition to indicating that the victims were all current or former students.

“The South Panola School District is heartbroken and saddened by the tragic passing of five of our current and former students. Our thoughts and prayers are with the families, friends, faculty and staff, and fellow classmates,» they said in the statement.