Woman Dies in Fatal Traffic Accident in Macon

MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a fatal accident that occurred near Mercer University Drive at Dexter Avenue.

At approximately 11:10am, a Georgia Power truck hauling a telephone pole on a trailer had stopped at a traffic light when it was rear-ended by a gray Honda Accord.

Upon impact, the telephone pole smashed through the front windshield and out through the back window.

The Accord was being driven by a woman from Lizella, who was taken to the Medical Center of Central Georgia where she was later pronounced dead.