Two cars involved in separate wrecks at Indiana Avenue and North Frontage Road this morning ended up in their own wrecks. (MEREDITH SPENCER The Vicksburg Post)

[1/13/05]Wrecks, including one that injured two people, were reported across Vicksburg this morning during steady rain.

The injuries were in two wrecks that occurred about 7:20 a.m. near Indiana Avenue and North Frontage Road.

In the first one, Kimberly Bolls, 24, 7445 Mississippi 27, was driving a silver Honda Accord east on Indiana Avenue near the intersection when it struck a tan Chrysler.

The second, which occurred minutes later at the intersection, involved a Chevrolet Corsica driven by Mary Frances Johnson, 45, 1950 Hope St., Apt. 1B, and a Ford Explorer.

A third wreck occurred when a car involved in the second wreck ricocheted into one stopped from the first.

Both Bolls and Johnson were taken to River Region Medical Center, where their conditions were being assessed this morning, hospital spokesman Diane Gawronski said.

The drivers of the other two vehicles involved were alone and were not injured, reports said.

A wreck that injured one person also occurred about 7:30 a.m. near the intersection of Cain Ridge Road and U.S. 61 South. Details of the wreck, including the victim’s name, were unavailable from the Vicksburg fire and police departments this morning.

Scattered power outages were reported around Warren and Claiborne counties beginning about 4:15 a.m. Up to about 1,700 homes lost power, but by 9 a.m. fewer than 150 remained without service, Entergy spokesman Cheryl Comans said.

Poles near the former Bruce Hardwood plant in Port Gibson snapped and Entergy crews would need until mid-afternoon to restore power to all customers in that area, Comans added.

Rainfall during the 24 hours that ended at 7 a.m. measured .58 inch at the City of Vicksburg’s Water Plant at the E.W. Haining Industrial Center.

Heavy rain continued in Vicksburg until at least 9 a.m. Clearing was predicted for later in the day, with the high temperature expected to reach 57 degrees. Tonight’s forecast called for a low temperature of 38 degrees and a 10 percent chance of more rain.

Warren County’s E-911 dispatch center received reports of five trees down, Emergency Management Director L. W. “Bump” Callaway III said.

“We did very well here a little rain and a little wind,” Callaway said. “We really lucked out this morning, but we’ll take it.”