TWIGGS COUNTY, Ga. — A teenager was killed in an accident on I-16 in Twiggs County on Wednesday just before 9 p.m., according to the Georgia State Patrol.
19-year-old Khamya Ellis of Columbus was a passenger in a Kia Forte that was hit by a Jeep Wrangler traveling in the same direction. The Jeep hit the Forte in the rear.
Ellis was pronounced dead and the driver, 40-year-old Shari Williams was transported to a hospital in Macon. The driver of the Jeep, 19-year-old Diana Ranke of Marietta had no major injuries and was treated at the scene.