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1 in critical condition after wreck on Highway 247 in south Macon

The Bibb County Sheriff's Office says drivers should avoid Highway 247 near the Middle Georgia Regional Airport, if possible.

One person is in critical condition after a wreck on Highway 247 in south Bibb County Wednesday morning.

It happened around 8 a.m. between Griffin Road and Rex Elder Road.

Sergeant Clay Williams of the Bibb County Sheriff's Office says a Chevy Impala driven by 21-year-old Rodreagus Roberson was going south when he crossed over the center median.

He collided head-on with an Acura MDX, driven by 39-year-old Terrell Brown of Warner Robins.

Both drivers were taken to the Medical Center, Navicent Health in Macon. Roberson is listed in critical condition. Brown is listed in stable condition.

The road was closed as investigators were at the scene, but it has since been cleared and reopened.

A previous version of this story said that Sergeant Clay Williams said the person was dead, but he has since issued a correction, saying the person is not dead, but in critical condition at the Medical Center, Navicent Health.

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