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Three vehicle accident in Brandon being investigated

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BRANDON, MS (Mississippi News Now) -

Police are investigating a multi-vehicle accident involving injuries Saturday afternoon in Brandon.

Officers were called to I-20 eastbound at the exit 59 off ramp shortly after 5 p.m.

Brandon authorities would only say the crash involved three vehicles.

A small blue pickup truck sustained major front end damage.

The engine of a blue Honda was lodged in a tree line while a gold BMW SUV was stopped on the edge of the roadway.

Both lanes of traffic were temporarily closed to allow a helicopter to air lift one of the injured to a local hospital.

The names of the crash victims and their conditions have not been released.

The cause of the accident remains under investigation.

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