PIKE COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - A Tylertown woman was killed during a crash involving a garbage truck in Pike County.

The crash occurred on Highway 98 around 9:00 a.m. on October 20, 2025.

According to the Mississippi Highway Patrol (MHP), a 2019 Nissan Altima was traveling west on the highway when it collided with a 2017 Mack garbage truck.

The driver of the Nissan, 33-year-old Samantha Barnum, died at the scene. Troopers said the driver and the passenger of the garbage truck received non-life-threatening injuries.

This crash remains under investigation by MHP.

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