Vehicle flips and lands in the tree line on I-20 West

At 5:27 a.m. a gray SUV lost control and flipped several times on I-20 West, just west of the Flowers exit.

The vehicle, a gray SUV, was upside down in the treeline when first responders arrived at the scene of the accident. A single eyewitness stopped to assist the driver and called in the event to 911.

The driver of the vehicle was able to free themselves and get out of the SUV. They were alert and able to walk to the ambulance on their own.

A tire from the vehicle is on the side of the interstate. Photo by David Day

Investigator Eric Jersheid with the Warren County Sheriff’s Office was the first unit on the scene along with FireBoss Jerry Briggs. The Mississippi Highway Patrol arrived at the accident at 5:58 a.m.

The driver was transported to Merit Health River Region.