By Associated Press - Saturday, December 1, 2018

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - One person is dead after a car crashed into a gas station pump then caught on fire in Jackson.

Jackson Police Sgt. Roderick Holmes says only one car was involved in the crash that happened about 1:30 p.m. Saturday.

WLBT-TV reports the person in the car was killed after he hit the pump and the car caught on fire. The car had been reported carjacked from a different jurisdiction earlier Saturday.



The driver’s identity has not yet been released.

___

Information from: WLBT-TV, http://www.wlbt.com

Copyright © 2026 The Washington Times, LLC.

Please read our comment policy before commenting.