At least one dead on Fisher Ferry

Warren County, Miss. (VDN) — At least one person is dead in a fatal accident on Fisher Ferry near its intersection with Hometown Road.

At about 8:45 p.m., calls came into the Vicksburg/Warren 911 Call Center of an accident in the turn on Fisher Ferry near its intersection with Hometown. The first unit on scene described a seriously injured person, and Air Care was requested. Shortly thereafter, Air Care was cancelled, and radio traffic on the accident subsided. At 9:37 p.m., radio traffic indicated the coroner had been dispatched to the accident scene.

Officials at the scene have confirmed this is a fatal accident. Numerous vehicles with the Warren County Fire Service, Warren County Sheriff’s Office, and the Mississippi Highway Patrol are at the accident scene.

Fisher Ferry is shut down in both directions at the accident scene and will remain so for at least an hour. Take another route.

The Vicksburg Daily News will update this story as more information is made available.