Woman killed in car accident in East Macon

MACON, Georgia (41NBC/ WMGT)- UPDATE: The woman driving the jeep has been identified as 47-year-old Amanda Malphurs.

Bibb County coroner Leon Jones says Malphurs lived just down the street from where the accident happened.

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One person is dead after a car accident in east Macon.

Bibb County Coroner Leon Jones says a 4-door Jeep Cherokee hit a dump truck from Washington County Wednesday afternoon.

The incident happened on the 3300 block of Ocmulgee E. Blvd near Herbert Smart Airport Road around 2:10 PM.

Jones says the Jeep is completely folded up with the driver inside. The corner says he won’t be able to identify the victim until they are cut out of the vehicle.

Jones says it appears the driver of the Jeep crossed the center line, hitting the dump truck head on.

The Department of Public Safety is on the scene investigating because it is a state road.

Traffic cannot pass through at this time, so investigators are suggesting drivers take alternative routes.