Coroner: Two dead, child critical after crash on I-75 North in Macon

Coroner Leon Jones says the crash happened Sunday evening on I-75 North between Rocky Creek Road and Newberg Avenue.

UPDATE: Coroner Leon Jones says the two people killed in a Sunday crash on I-75 were a 54-year-old woman and a 9-year-old girl. He says a 6-year-old boy is being taken to Children’s Hospital of Atlanta.

We’ve reached out to Georgia State Patrol for more information on the crash.

ORIGINAL STORY:

MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Two people are dead and a 6-year-old child is in critical condition after a crash on I-75 in Macon, according to Macon-Bibb Coroner Leon Jones.

Jones says the crash happened Sunday evening on I-75 North between Rocky Creek Road and Newberg Avenue.

The names of the people who died have not been released.

According to 511 Georgia, an incident closure was reported at I-75 and Rocky Creek Road, with all lanes closed. The closure started at 5:24 p.m. and was last updated at 6:34 p.m.

511 Georgia listed an anticipated end time of 7:24 p.m.

No additional details have been released. We’ve reached out for more information.