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5 people, including 4 from metro Atlanta, killed in crash on I-75 in south Georgia identified – WSB-TV Channel 2

TIFT COUNTY, Ga. — The Georgia State Patrol has identified five people in their teens and 20s as victims of a fatal crash in south Georgia.

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The accident happened Tuesday evening around 6:40 p.m. in Tift County.

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Investigators determined that a car was traveling in the center lane of the highway and a tractor-trailer was parked on the right shoulder. The driver made a turn and struck the rear of the tractor-trailer.

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All five people in the car were killed.

They were identified as Ephira Oddum, 19, of Riverdale; Serigne Mbodji, 22, of Atlanta; Dawan Nation, 19, of Dallas, Georgia; Aliyah Miles, 21, of Snellville, and Christopher Dennis, 21, of Hinesville.

It’s unclear if anyone in the car was related or where they were going. Dennis was identified as the driver.

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