SCOTT COUNTY, MS : Two people are dead following a head-on collision on Friday, September 22nd 2017

Two people are dead following a head-on collision on Highway 13 north of Morton. Scott County Sheriff Mike Lee tells us the crash occurred near Forkville.

The Scott County Coroner has identified these victims as 39-year-old Corley McCorkley of Louisville and 51-year-old Mikel Dywaine Ray from Forest.

McCorkley was a passenger in the van and Ray was the driver of the SUV.

Sheriff Lee tells us two of those hospitalized are in critical condition and five others are in serious condition.

A van carrying employees of one of Scott County's chicken processing plants collided with an SUV.

Two victims were flown to UMMC and three others were taken to Scott County Regional Hospital.

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Victims in deadly Scott County crash identified, two more critical