A woman was fatally struck by a car after she ran out on a freeway in Mississippi to try to retrieve her phone after he flew out her vehicle window during a Facebook Live she was filming. 

The Jackson Police Department is investigating the incident involving 26-year-old Ashlee Sims, which took place at around 9pm on Tuesday night. 

Sims had been singing in the car as she filmed the Facebook Live, riding on I-55 South near Briarwood Drive, WJTV reports. 

Ashlee Sims, 26, had been on Facebook Live as she was riding down I-55 in Jackson, Mississippi She dropped her phone and was fatally struck trying to retrieve it

Ashlee Sims, 26, had been on Facebook Live as she was riding down I-55 in Jackson, Mississippi. She dropped her phone and was fatally struck trying to retrieve it

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She could be seen singing into the video until the phone was knocked out of her hand and onto the freeway. 

The clip continues for several moments until screams are heard in the distance and cars can be heard screeching to a halt.  

Other vehicles can be heard honking as the footage continues playing. 

The mother-of-two died at the scene and the Facebook Live video was still on the woman's account

The mother-of-two died at the scene and the Facebook Live video was still on the woman's account

Police shared that the woman had tried to retrieve her phone, and was hit by a vehicle. Authorities are investigating.

The mother-of-two died at the scene.  

According to a Facebook account belonging to Sims, both of her children had upcoming birthdays in August. 

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