2 separate fatal crashes under investigation in Rankin Co.

BRANDON, Miss. (AP) - Rankin County authorities are investigating two separate fatal crashes over the weekend.

WLBT TV reports (https://bit.ly/1EIe2O0) the latest deadly crash occurred early Sunday morning on Old Highway 471 in Brandon.

Rankin County Coroner Jimmy Roberts identified the victim as 77-year-old Raymond V. Downey.

Investigators said Downey’s car hit a bridge. He was taken to a Jackson Hospital where he died.

A two vehicle accident on Shell Oil Road in Brandon Saturday morning claimed the life of Christopher Thomas Andrews.

Roberts say Andrews was traveling south when his car collided head on with a pickup.

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Information from: WLBT-TV, https://www.wlbt.com