Columbus-Tupelo-West Point, MS - Accident News and Resources including car, bicycle, motorcycle and truck accidents and much more.

Columbus, Tupelo, and West Point - Mississippi's Golden Triangle, known for military, manufacturing, and tourism industries

Settled in 1817 and incorporated in 1821 on the banks of the Tombigbee River, Columbus is where flowers healed a nation following the Civil War. Columbus provided inspiration for Pulitzer Prize winner and native son Tennessee Williams. Columbus is the site of America’s first state-funded public university for women – now Mississippi University for Women, with its 23 buildings on the National Register of Historic Places. Columbus takes great pride in being the home to Columbus Air Force Base, one of the most active Air Force pilot training bases in the nation.

Tupelo, the birthplace of Elvis Presley, is the county seat and the largest city of Lee County, Mississippi. The seventh-largest city in the state, it is situated in Northeast Mississippi, between Memphis, Tennessee, and Birmingham, Alabama. As of the 2010 census, the population was 34,546.

West Point is a city in Clay County, Mississippi, in the Golden Triangle region of the state. The population was 11,307 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Clay County.

To get up-to-date road information for the region, go to the Mississippi DOT site. 

Here is information on the most recent accidents in Columbus, Tupelo, and West Point:

• Columbus, Tupelo, and West Point car accidents
• Columbus, Tupelo, and West Point motorcycle accidents
• Columbus, Tupelo, and West Point pedestrian accidents
• Columbus, Tupelo, and West Point aircraft accidents
• Columbus, Tupelo, and West Point boat accidents
• Columbus, Tupelo, and West Point commercial truck accidents

If you are looking for information on a specific crash that happened in Columbus. Tupelo, or West Point, go to the link above for the accident type you are seeking. 

If you know someone who has been injured in an accident in Columbus, Tupelo, or West Point, here are links to the major hospitals in the area:

• Baptist Memorial Hospital;
• North Mississippi Medical Center.

Grief support information for accident victims in the region

When a loved one is killed in a motor-vehicle accident, it is often helpful for grieving family and friends to get help from a grief support organization. It can be comforting to talk with others going through a similar situation, and the road to recovering from the loss may go more smoothly. Go here to get information on Mississippi grief support.

Legal information for accident victims in Columbus, Tupelo, and West Point

When injury or death is the result of a motor-vehicle crash, many decisions need to be made immediately and questions need to be answered. For example, how much of the medical costs will be covered by the insurance policy? How does PIP insurance help with medical bills immediately? What if the at-fault driver has no insurance?