Man dies in two-vehicle crash in Lowndes County

LOWNDES COUNTY, Miss. (WTVA) - A man is dead after a two-vehicle crash in Lowndes County Sunday night.

Just before 8:30 p.m., Mississippi Highway Patrol was dispatched to a fatal crash on MS 12 at Cal-Steens Road.

A 1996 Ford Ranger driven by Larry Welch Jr., 41, of Vernon, Ala., was traveling west bound when an east bound 1998 Honda Accord driven by Campranella Prowell, 25, of Caledonia, attempted to turn left onto Cal-Steens Rd. in front of the pickup. The Ranger collided with the Accord in the west bound lane.

Welch died at the scene while Prowell was transported to Baptist Memorial Hospital with non life threatening injuries.

This accident remains under investigation by MHP.

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