Two dead in tour bus crash in DeSoto County

Two people are dead and dozens are injured after a bus crashes on a Mississippi highway today.

Authorities say the tour bus was headed from Huntsville, Alabama to Tunica, Mississippi when the bus overturned.

The DeSoto County Sheriff’s Department says the highways are slick and dangerous because of sleet that’s falling in the area and that may be a factor in the crash. The bus overturned on Interstate 269 at Highway 78, blocking the travel lanes.

In addition to the two fatalities, 46 people were injured and were taken to several hospitals. The Mississippi Highway Patrol is taking over the investigation.