A Tylertown woman died Monday morning in a two-vehicle crash on U.S. Highway 98 in Pike County, according to the Mississippi Highway Patrol.

MHP said the wreck happened around 9:07 a.m. on October 20, 2025. A 2019 Nissan Altima driven by 33-year-old Samantha Barnum, of Tylertown, was traveling west on Highway 98 when it collided with a westbound 2017 Mack garbage truck driven by 44-year-old Jermaine Barnes, of McComb.

Barnum sustained fatal injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene. Barnes and his passenger, 29-year-old Traderek Martin, of McComb, suffered non-life-threatening injuries.

The crash remains under investigation by the Mississippi Highway Patrol.

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