A Lowndes County man has died following a motorcycle accident on Jess Lyons Road Tuesday night.
George Williams, 59, of 47 Thomas Circle, died at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle after the motorcycle he was driving collided with another vehicle near the intersection of Jess Lyons Road and Horseshoe Loop Tuesday north of Columbus, Coroner Greg Merchant said this morning.
First responders were called to the scene at about 6:12 p.m. An ambulance took Williams to the hospital where he died later that night.
The crash occurred when Williams attempted to pass two vehicles driving in front of him on Jess Lyons Road, said Marc Miley, chief deputy with the Lowndes County Sheriff’s Office. The first vehicle in line turned on its turn signal and was turning left into a driveway when the motorcycle collided with its driver door, Miley said.
There were no other injuries in the crash.
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