MACON, Ga. — UPDATE, 5/31, 8:55 p.m.:
According to a news release from the Bibb County Sheriff's Office, the victims have been identified as 46-year-old DeWayne Gibson, who was the driver, and 25-year-old Summer Nicole Bennett, the passenger.
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A person is dead and another is hurt after a wreck in Macon Monday night.
The Bibb County Sheriff's Office says the call came in at 4:46 p.m. about the wreck in the 7100-block of Thomaston Road.
It was reported to deputies a truck experienced a tire blow out, causing the driver to lose control. A release says the truck went off the road, rolled, and went down a steep hill.
Two people were in the truck. The sheriff's office says the passenger died at the scene. An ambulance took the driver to Atrium Health Navicent in critical condition.
The Bibb County Sheriff's Office says the identities of the people in the truck will not be released until the next of kin has been contacted.
Anyone with information about the wreck can call the Bibb County Sheriff's Office at (478) 751-7500 or the Macon Regional Crime Stoppers at 1-877-68CRIME.