Three Harrison County residents killed in single-vehicle crash in Forrest County

Three Harrison County residents are dead after a one-vehicle crash on Highway 49 over the weekend.

According to the Hattiesburg Police Department, emergency crews responded to the crash on Highway 49, just south of the US 98 East exit in Forrest County around noon Sunday.

When the officers arrived, they found the driver and two passengers dead. The victims are 40-year-old Gulfport native Natasha Stafford, 22-year-old Harrison County native Brittanny Ciera Nations, and her two-year-old daughter Ciera Rae Stafford.

Two other passengers were taken to a local hospital for treatment.