Francisco Lugo, Francisco Lugo, David Lugo, Luis Lugo, Macario Peregrino, Jose Maldonedo, Arnulfo Martinez and Jose Barrera killed in head-on collision on Mississippi Highway 16 near Scooba, Mississippi
8 killed in head-on crash on Mississippi highway
WTOK reported that Kemper County Sheriff James Moore said a box truck and a passenger van collided head-on.
The Latest: Driver describes highway crash that killed 8
Speaking through a translator, he told The Associated Press that the crash happened on a curve near a small bridge as the group of workers drove to Monroeville, Alabama, for jobs cutting trees. He said the truck pushed the van backward into the guardrail, where it came to rest.
The Latest: Wife says husband, 7 relatives died in crash
Amy Lugo says her 48-year-old husband Francisco Lugo was killed. She says three of his brothers also died in Monday morning's crash along with an uncle, two cousins and a brother-in-law.
Mississippi authorities release names of 8 killed in crash
Andy West of the Highway Patrol says the eight men killed were Guillermo Lugo, Francisco Lugo, David Lugo, Luis Lugo, Macario Peregrino, Jose Maldonedo, Arnulfo Martinez and Jose Barrera. The Lugos were brothers. All of the deceased lived in Macon, Mississippi.
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