One person dies in head-on collision on Pegasus Parkway

Published 10:22 am Friday, November 19, 2021

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One person is dead after a head-on collision on Pegasus Parkway Thursday night.

Coroner Erin Hackley said the name of the deceased is being withheld pending positive identification and an autopsy. Hackley said the accident occurred in the 500 block of Pegasus Parkway when a pickup truck collided with a small SUV. Hackley said upon impact one of the vehicles burst into flames.

The LaGrange Police Department said in a press release that it arrived on scene at approximately 10:04 p.m. The LaGrange Fire Department, Troup County Fire Department and AMR were also on the scene of the accident, which was just east of Sewon Boulevard.

Two others were also taken for medical treatment. One was flown to Columbus Medical Center and the other was taken by AMR to Columbus as well.