Six-people were ejected from a 2006 Ford F-150 in an early morning crash that resulted in the death of a student at Mississippi State, according to a news report. Rachel Hillman, 20, was a passenger in a vehicle driven by Tyler Renicker, 22, when Renicker lost control while traveling eastbound along Route 22, flipping the truck, ejecting all-five occupants from inside the vehicle. The crash occurred at approximately 3:30 am on December 27, 2012 in Yazoo County near Flora.
Hillman was pronounced dead at the accident scene. Renicker was reportedly was injured critically in the crash. Four surviving passengers, Trainor Storey, 19, Kaysie Bennett, 19, Anna Flowers, 18, and Steven Cumberland, 18, are reportedly in stable condition. None of the vehicle’s occupants were wearing seatbelts.
Tri County Academy was alma mater to each of the six accident victims, all of whom hail from Flora. Three of the injured, Renicker, Bennett, and Cumberland, are reportedly students enrolled at Holmes Community College. Mississippi Highway Patrol continues to investigate the cause of the crash.
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