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71-year-old man killed after being hit by truck on Emery Highway in Macon

According to the Bibb County Sheriff's Office the man stepped out in front of the pickup truck.
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MACON, Ga. — A man was killed in a car accident on Emery Highway just before 9:30 p.m. on Wednesday night, according to the Bibb County Sheriff's Office. 

71-year-old Larry Blash of Macon stepped into the roadway in front of a Chevy pickup truck driven by a 44-year-old man traveling west in the right lane on Emery Highway at Schaeffer Place and hit Blash.  

Blash was pronounced dead at the scene by Deputy Coroner Ronnie Miley. No one else was injured in the crash. The next of kin has been notified. 

The accident is still under investigation.

Anyone with information on the accident can contact the Bibb Sheriff’s Office at 478-751 -7500 or Macon Regional Crime Stoppers at 1-877-68CRIME.

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