By Billy Davis

A late-night automobile accident took the life of a Panola County woman when the vehicle burst into flames.

Authorities said Lula Davis, 59, died Sunday night when her Ford Focus left the roadway and hit an embankment along Highway 310, east of Como.

The accident occurred about 11:45 p.m., said county coroner Gracie Grant-Gulledge.

Davis’s family has identified the body as Mrs. Davis, who was driving home after working at the Parker-Hannifin plant in Batesville.  

The state medical examiner’s office has yet to positively identify the body as Davis and was awaiting a DNA sample from a family member Monday, Gulledge said.

Dental records were not available, she said.

The Mississippi Highway Patrol and Panola sheriff’s deputies responded to the scene of the accident.