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In a tragic turn of events, Mayor Velma Hendrix, 84, of Melville, Louisiana, was killed in a car accident just hours before the polls closed on Election Day. The incident occurred around 11 a.m. on Tuesday on a Louisiana highway, marking a sorrowful end to her re-election campaign, Your Content has learned.
Mayor Hendrix, who was at the helm of the small town of about 1,000 residents in southern Louisiana, was involved in a two-vehicle collision. According to police reports, she was not wearing a seatbelt at the time of the accident and succumbed to her injuries after being transported to the hospital.
The loss of Mayor Hendrix has cast a shadow over the community she served, with residents mourning the untimely passing of their long-serving mayor. State officials have announced that, due to her death occurring before the closure of the polls, the election will remain valid. Other candidates will be given the opportunity to qualify and vie for the mayoral position she left vacant,‘according to FLIPBOARD.
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