Gluckstadt Police are investigating a fatal collision on I-55 northbound at the 119-mile marker.
Officers were notified about a stolen silver Ford Escape driving northbound on I-55.
Officers found the vehicle near the 112-mile marker and attempted to stop it at the 113-mile marker.
The driver refused to stop, resulting in a chase.
The vehicle eventually exited the road and collided with a signpost pole just before the Exit 119 ramp.
Both the driver and the passenger were ejected from the vehicle.
The passenger was pronounced dead on the scene.
The driver was taken by EMS to UMMC Madison, but he died on the way.
Police say they have been unable to identify both the driver and the passenger in the stolen vehicle.
During the event, one of our officers was involved in a separate collision while attempting to dodge an object on the road.
Both the officer and the other driver were uninjured.
The Canton Police Department investigated the crash.
The Mississippi Highway Patrol Accident Reconstruction Unit is investigating the deadly crash involving the stolen vehicle, as requested by the Gluckstadt Police Department.
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