BREAKING NEWS: Thursday accident sends one man to hospital by helicopter

Few details have been released regarding an accident that occurred Thursday afternoon near the Jeanette Jamieson Intersection.

According to Stephens County Sheriff Randy Shirley, the accident involved an employee with FedEx who injured when another FedEx truck was backing up to the rear of a FedEx for purposes unloading packages from one truck to the other.

WNEG News is awaiting the report from the Georgia State Patrol.

Shirley confirmed that the victim was life flighted from the scene.

The Stephens County Sheriff’s Office assisted the Georgia State Patrol to close the intersection to allow the Life Flight helicopter to land on the bypass.

WNEG News will continue to follow this story and bring you updates as they become available.