According to WTOK, Newton County Sheriff Deputies, Newton Police Department, Mississippi Highway Patrol, Newton Fire, and Hickory Fire responded to the scene of a Multi-Vehicle accident Saturday evening.
The wreck happened on I-20 eastbound near mile marker 114.
WTOK reports that four cars were involved in the crash. One of the cars caught on fire and two people died.
According to WTOK, 67-year-old Amarnath Thirumalaiyer and 56-year-old Sujatha Amarnath, both from Allen, Texas, were the two individuals who died in the crash.
Mississippi Highway Patrol confirms that the 2023 Honda they were driving was involved in a separate accident before being hit by an 18-wheeler traveling eastbound on I-20.
WTOK reports that it was also confirmed that the second crash involving the 18-wheeler is what caused the fatalities.