State patrol working Thursday night crash with multiple injuries; one driver lost unborn child

UPDATE: This is the state patrol preliminary report on the crash:

On October 22nd, 2026, at 9:00pm, Troopers from Post 44 responded to a crash at the intersection of Veterans Parkway and Thomaston Street in Lamar County. A tractor-trailer traveling north on Veterans Parkway failed to yield to oncoming traffic while turning left onto Thomaston Street. A Honda Odyssey traveling south on Veterans Parkway collided with the tractor-trailer. The Honda driver was trapped and extricated by fire personnel. The Honda driver was transported to Grady by life flight with serious injuries. A juvenile passenger in the Honda was transported by EMS with non-life-threatening injuries. The tractor-trailer driver was transported by EMS with non-life-threatening injuries. On October 23, Troopers were notified that the Honda driver’s unborn child succumbed to the injuries.

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State troopers are working a Thursday night crash at the intersection of Veterans Parkway and Hwy. 36 West that sent four people to the hospital, two of them via helicopter.

The collision, which involved a tractor trailer and a van, occurred at about 9:30 p.m. Two people were flown to Grady in Atlanta. One child was taken to Navicent Childrens’ Hospital in Macon. Another victim was taken by ambulance to Upson Regional.

We have reached out to GSP for a preliminary report.

More to follow…