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State Route 43
Fatal crashes 2015–2024 59Deaths 64Counties 7Latest data year 2024
FARS data are based on police crash reports and other sources; the drunk-driving measure is based on the highest BAC of any driver in the crash. Latest data year: 2024. The route is the trafficway recorded for each crash (FARS TWAY_ID); the same route number in another state has its own page.
Between 2015 and 2024, FARS records 59 fatal crashes on State Route 43 in Mississippi, with 64 deaths.
That is 0.9% of the 6,385 fatal crashes in Mississippi over the same years. The ten-year crash count fell 14% from 69 in 2005–2014 to 59 in 2015–2024.
The crashes were concentrated in Pearl River County (26), Madison County (11) and Attala County (6) and 4 other counties.
15.3% of the crashes had a driver reported as drinking (Mississippi: 18.5%) and 8.5% had a speeding-related driver (14.8%); pedestrians were 7.8% and motorcyclists 15.6% of those killed.
Fatal crashes per year
Route identification in FARS is consistent from 2000; earlier years are not shown. Shaded band: the ten-year window used for the shares below.
Compared with all fatal crashes in Mississippi
| Measure | State Route 43 | Mississippi |
|---|---|---|
| Fatal crashes, 2015–2024 | 59 | 6,385 |
| Deaths, 2015–2024 | 64 | 7,057 |
| Deaths per fatal crash | 1.1 | 1.1 |
| Share of state fatal crashes | 0.9% | 100% |
| Change vs previous ten years | -14% | -3% |
Factor shares
Counties along the route
| # | County | Fatal crashes on SR-43 | Share of route | County total, all roads |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pearl River County | 26 | 44% | 135 |
| 2 | Madison County | 11 | 19% | 129 |
| 3 | Attala County | 6 | 10% | 43 |
| 4 | Hancock County | 6 | 10% | 98 |
| 5 | Simpson County | 5 | 8% | 65 |
| 6 | Rankin County | 4 | 7% | 180 |
| 7 | Leake County | 1 | 2% | 70 |
Hour of day
Share of fatal crashes on State Route 43 beginning in each hour, 2015–2024; tick marks the Mississippi share for all roads.
Other routes in Mississippi
- Interstate 55 299
- US Route 49 276
- US Route 61 169
- Interstate 20 150
- US Route 45 143
- US Route 82 137
- Interstate 59 122
- Interstate 10 108
- US Route 98 107
- State Route 15 101
- US Route 90 95
- US Route 84 81
All routes and counties in Mississippi
Questions and answers
How many fatal crashes have there been on State Route 43 in Mississippi?
59 fatal crashes with 64 deaths over 2015–2024, per NHTSA's FARS. The route is the trafficway recorded for the crash; the same numbered route in another state has its own page.
Which counties along State Route 43 had the most fatal crashes?
Pearl River County (26), Madison County (11), Attala County (6), Hancock County (6) and Simpson County (5).
What share of crashes on State Route 43 involved alcohol or speeding?
15.3% had a driver reported as drinking and 8.5% a speeding-related driver, against 18.5% and 14.8% for all fatal crashes in Mississippi.
When do fatal crashes happen on State Route 43?
39.0% of the crashes were between 6pm and 6am. The hour chart on this page shows the full distribution.
Provenance
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System, annual national CSV files 2000–2024 (accident, vehicle and person tables), public domain. Route pages are built for signed Interstate, US and state routes with at least 20 fatal crashes in 2015–2024. Data through 31 Dec 2024; generated 30 Sep 2026. See methodology and corrections.