Georgia residents crash RV near Hattiesburg; 2 dead, 11 injured

HATTIESBURG – (AP) A motorhome bound for a college football championship game in New Orleans went off Interstate 59 in southern Mississippi and struck a tree, killing two people and injuring 10 others.

WDAM-TV reports that the motorhome from Georgia was carrying 13 passengers when it left the interstate around 4:30 p.m. just north of the Evelyn Gandy parkway exit. Some interstate lanes were blocked as the injured were transported by ground and air to local hospitals.

Forrest County Coroner Butch Benedict said Saturday there had been one fatality at the scene, 47-year-old Darryl Parker, of Riverdale, Ga. Alfred Holt, 66, of Lithonia, Ga, who was reportedly the driver of the RV died Sunday. 

He said the group was traveling in a rented recreational vehicle from the Atlanta area.

Highway Patrol spokesman Cpl. Todd Miller told the Hattiesburg American that a tire blew on the recreational vehicle. He said two people were ejected.

Officials said the group was apparently traveling to the Bowl Championship Series national championship game, which will be played Monday in New Orleans.

The extent of the other injuries was not immediately known.

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