Child ejected from vehicle in Hancock County wreck

A child is suffering life-threatening injuries from a single vehicle wreck this afternoon in Hancock County.

According to Mississippi Highway Patrol, a Toyota Tundra was traveling south on Highway 53 when it lost control and went off the right side near V-Bar Road and rolled over several times.

Highway patrol says an unrestrained six-year-old boy was ejected from the truck and was transported by life flight to University Medical Center in New Orleans where he is suffering life-threatening injuries.

The driver and three other passengers were transported to Garden Park Medical Center with minor injuries. The investigation is still ongoing.