HOLMES COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) – One person was killed after a vehicle crashed into two horses in Holmes County.

The crash occurred on Highway 17 around 11:45 p.m. on Thursday, September 26.

Officials with the Mississippi Highway Patrol (MHP) said a 2005 Dodge Charger was traveling north on the highway when it collided with two horses that were standing in the middle of the highway. The vehicle overturned.

The driver, 32-year-old Preston Nichelson, of Pickens, received fatal injuries and was pronounced deceased at the scene.

The crash remains under investigation by MHP.