PERRY COUNTY, MS. (THECOUNT) — Conner Landrum, of Ovett, Mississippi, has been identified as the victim in a fatal Monday vehicle crash in Perry County.

Landrum, 21, was killed in a single-vehicle crash near Hattiesburg on Monday.

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According to reports, Landrum was operating a GMC pickup truck on MS-42 in Perry County, near the Forrest County line, when for unknown reasons, the vehicle crossed centerlines and exited the roadway on Labor Day.

Landrum was transported to an area hospital where he was later pronounced dead of blunt force trauma injuries.

The cause of the crash remains under investigation.

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Geo quick facts: Perry County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census, the population was 12,250. The county seat is New Augusta. The county is named after the War of 1812 naval hero, Oliver Hazard Perry. Perry County is part of the Hattiesburg, MS Metropolitan Statistical Area – Wikipedia.