Woman Dies In Crash With Brush Collection Truck Near Tupelo

Chrissie Cole

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A Corinth woman was killed when the vehicle she was riding in collided with a City of Corinth brush collection truck on Thursday.

The woman, 31, was pronounced dead at the scene, according to Corinth Deputy Police Chief Scotty Harville.

William Lipe, Jr., 33, struck the back of the truck as two city street department workers were loading brush onto the truck on the side of the road. He was airlifted to North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo for treatment. The extent of his injuries are not known at this time.