Port Gibson police said the city center was closed to traffic after power lines and utility poles collapsed in a crash Wednesday morning.

According to published reports, a Ryder truck appears to have become entangled in power lines.

As a result, Port Gibson officials are asking all residents and visitors to avoid downtown areas including Market and Nuts, Market and Oranges, Market and Fair, Market and Olives, Flowers and Fair, Flowers and Olives, and Anthony and Market until further notice. .

This is an evolving story. More information will be announced as it becomes available.