A man is dead after he was struck by a vehicle while trying to help others pull a car out of a ditch.
The accident happened before sunrise Thursday on Highway 198 near Wynn Caudell Road northeast of Homer.
A news release from the Georgia State Patrol (GSP) says the man was trying to direct traffic while a second vehicle pulled his car free.
“A third vehicle, passing through the area, failed to see the pedestrian and struck him,” the State Patrol says.
Banks County Fire and Emergency Services responded to the scene around 7:15 a.m. on Jan. 5.
According to Fire Chief Steve Nichols, first responders found the elderly man suffering from “extreme blunt trauma.” He was in critical condition when EMS rushed him by ambulance to Piedmont Athens Regional Hospital, where he died from his injuries.
Authorities have not released the man’s name. No other injuries were reported.
The Georgia State Patrol and Banks County Coroner’s Office are investigating.
This story has been updated to reflect the man who was struck and killed was a passenger in the vehicle, not the driver.
