HANCOCK COUNTY, Miss. (WLOX) — On Tuesday, Mississippi Highway Patrol officials identified the person killed in a three-vehicle wreck on Monday afternoon.
Around 2 p.m., officials say a 2012 GMC 1500 driven by 87-year-old Donald Heater of Canadensis, Pennsylvania, was heading south on Highway 43 when it collided with another southbound vehicle, causing it to cross lanes and wreck into an SUV traveling north.
As a result, Heater received serious injuries and was taken to a nearby hospital, where he was later pronounced dead. Four others were also taken to be treated for injuries.
The crash remains under investigation by MHP.
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