Two killed after head on collision east of Amory

AMORY, Miss. (WTVA) – Two people died following a head-on collision Friday afternoon east of Amory.

Monroe County 911 received a call about the crash at 3:34 p.m. on Highway 278, east of Burr Road.

According to Monroe County Coroner Alan Gurley, two occupants of one of the vehicles were ejected during the crash.

They were pronounced dead at the scene.

The victims were identified as Jamie Theron Tomlin, 43, of Amory, and Tressa Diane Motes, 73, of Amory.

Tomlin and Motes were traveling west on Highway 278 when their vehicle collided head-on with a vehicle traveling east.

The Mississippi Highway Patrol is investigating the crash.