ITTA BENA, Miss. (WLBT) – Mississippi Valley State University has announced that a student has died in a car accident on Friday.

Yazoo County Coroner Ricky Shivers tells WLBT 3 On Your Side the vehicle was involved in a pursuit with Flora Police.

According to the coroner, the Mississippi Highway Safety Patrol took over once the car crossed the Big Black River in Yazoo County.

The Yazoo County Sheriff’s Office joined the pursuit, but was later called off by the sheriff.

Coroner Shivers says the pursuit continued into Yazoo City on Jerry Clower Boulevard north of 20th Street.

There the driver of the vehicle lost control and left the road, passing through a ditch.

The coroner says the car hit a parked vehicle on an adjacent street and went airborne before taking out a light pole.

The vehicle then rolled several times and came to rest in a yard on Talbert Drive.

According to Coroner Shivers, the jaws of life were used to extricate the driver. He was airlifted to UMMC. His condition is unknown at this time.

The passenger, Ryan Quinney, died at the scene.

right MVSU websiteQuinney was a junior from Mobile, Alabama, and also played for the school’s football team.

The university’s Facebook post said: “Ryan was a shining light in our community with a spirit that lifted all those around him. He will be deeply missed by his friends, teachers and all who knew him.”

This is a developing story.

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