Two-car crash on I-95 in McIntosh County leaves mother and four children dead Sunday
A mother and four children are dead following a two-vehicle accident Sunday on Interstate 95 in McIntosh County.
The driver of a Jeep Cherokee was traveling south, near mile marker 62, when it rear ended an Infiniti sedan at about 6 a.m., according to Georgia State Patrol Trooper Christopher Ashdown. The vehicle veered into the left lane, striking a guard rail and then burst into flames. The driver, Reagan Dougan, 27, was traveling with her children ages 3 months; 2, 4 and 9 years old. Ashdown declined to release the names of the children.
Ashdown said the Jeep Cherokee was a rental from Raleigh, N.C., and the family was en route to an unknown location in Florida. Ashdown was unable to provide where Dougan and the children resided.
The driver of the Infiniti, who has not been identified, was transported to a hospital in Brunswick with injuries that were not life-threatening, Ashdown said.
This article originally appeared on Savannah Morning News: Mother and four children die in fatal accident on I-95 after car burns
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