Ida collapses Mississippi road; kills 2, injures at least 10

By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS and ROGELIO V. SOLIS
Associated Press

LUCEDALE, Miss. (AP) — Two people were killed and at least 10 others were injured when their vehicles plunged into a large, muddy pit after a roadway collapsed in Mississippi. Part of state Highway 26 near Lucedale was washed away late Monday after torrential rainfall from Hurricane Ida. Highway Patrol Cpl. Cal Robertson says the gap is 50 to 60 feet long and 20 to 30 feet deep. He says the rain was so heavy that drivers might not have seen the missing roadway before it was too late. A woman who lives nearby says she heard three loud crashes, each several minutes apart.