Coroner Billy Matthews says the crash involved two semi-trucks. When they crashed into each other, he says both trucks caught on fire.
WILKINSON COUNTY, Ga. — A truck driver is dead after a devastating crash in Wilkinson County Tuesday afternoon, according to Coroner Billy Matthews. It happened at the intersection SR-112 and U.S. Highway 441.
He says the crash involved two semi-truck drivers, and after one of the trucks t-boned the other, Matthews said both vehicles erupted in flames.
“It was a mess,” Matthews said of the scene.
The coroner’s office was called to crash at around 3:25 p.m., and all lanes of SR-112 are closed in both directions. The driver was pronounced dead at around 5 p.m.
As of 6 p.m., the anticipated end time is listed as 7 p.m. on Georgia’s 511 website but that can change.
“This is pretty bad,” Matthews said. “We’re going to be lucky if we get out of here by midnight.”
According to deputy coroner Gusty Thomas, one truck was heading towards Allentown on SR-112. Thomas said the driver on SR-112 did not stop and went through the intersection, causing the driver heading north on Highway 441 to t-bone them.
Due to the burns, Thomas says they have not been able to identify the victim. At this time, they believe the victim is a man, but he says they have not been able to confirm that.
One of the trucks was loaded and the other one was empty, Matthews said. He says the driver whose truck was loaded was the one killed in the crash.
The Georgia State Patrol says troopers are on the scene and they’ll release more information when it becomes available.
Matthews says the driver who survived the wreck was from California, but they aren’t sure where the driver who died is from.
This is a developing story. We will provide more information when it becomes available. 13WMAZ has sent a reporter to the scene to hopefully find out more information.
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