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A car accident claims one life near MUW

COLUMBUS, Mississippi (WCBI) – A Columbus man was killed when the car he was driving crashed into a fence near MUW.

Lowndes County Coroner Greg Merchant said 43-year-old Johnny Kenyatta Elliott was driving north on 15th Street.

The SUV left the road and crashed into a post of the fence surrounding MUW.

The accident occurred Wednesday night shortly before 9 p.m.

The coroner said Elliott was the only person in the vehicle at the time of the accident.

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