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Three people hurt after wreck at intersection of Highway 112 and Highway 441

Two weeks ago, two semi-trucks crashed at the very same spot and 61-year-old Randal Wilson from Milledgeville died in the crash.

WILKINSON COUNTY, Ga. — Wilkinson County deputies are cleaning up an accident at the same intersection where a deadly wreck killed one person two weeks ago. 

According to Wilkinson County Coroner Billy Matthews, two cars crashed at the intersection of Highway 112 and Highway 441 around 9 a.m. 

No one died in the wreck but Matthews was on the scene assisting first responders.

A 77-year-old from Augusta was traveling west on John Spears Road when he failed to yield and pulled into the path of a Chevrolet Impala, Georgia State Patrol says.

The driver of the Chevrolet Impala, a 64-year-old and a 68-year-old passenger were traveling south on US Highway 441 when they were hit.

All three were transported to Atrium Health - Navicent with minor injuries. There are currently no charges filed.

Two weeks ago, two semi-trucks crashed at the very same spot and 61-year-old Randal Wilson from Milledgeville died in the crash. 

Wilson was driving a truck at the intersection of Highway 441 and State Route 112. Another truck driver allegedly ran through a stop sign and t-boned him. 

Both trucks caught on fire.

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Wilkinson County Sheriff Richard Chatman says the Department of Transportation is planning a roundabout for the intersection but would like to see some blinking lights installed in the meantime. 

Wilkinson County District One Vice Chair Zachery Shepherd said he's well aware of the problem at that intersection since he used to work crashes there as a volunteer firefighter. 

"DOT has been doing, has done their studies and working diligently to find a solution for it. But it is very hard to engineer out driver error," he said. 

Friday's crash is the fifth serious accident at the intersection this year.

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