Mississippi highway collapse kills two, injures up to 10 others

Two people died and about 10 others were injured after a section of highway collapsed west of Lucedale, Mississippi.

The collapse took place due to torrential rain, presumably from one-time Hurricane Ida, the Biloxi, according to Mississippi Highway Patrol.

Officials said both lanes of Highway 26 collapsed. Lucedale is a small city in extreme southeast Mississippi, throughout the state line from Mobile.

Rescue teams and emergency personnel were discovering casualties.

Seven vehicles were involved in the incident. Three of the people who were injured were in critical condition.

Crews were pulling cars from the ditch of collapsed road on the highway.

Officials said the collapse is at least 50 feet long and 20 feet deep, making the highway entirely impassable, and it will be closed until state engineers can figure out how long repairs will take.