77-year-old man killed in evening crash

WEST POINT, Miss. (WTVA) — An evening crash in Clay County killed an elderly man.

Coroner Alvin Carter Jr. identified the victim as Walter Watkins Jr., 77, of Houston.

The crash happened on Tuesday before 7:00 at Highway 46 and Hazelwood Loop.

Watkins’ vehicle and another vehicle collided.

He died at the scene of the crash. Carter reported two other injuries.

The coroner said his office, along with the Mississippi Highway Patrol and the Clay County Sheriff’s Office, is investigating the crash.