Philip Lane, 24, and Wanda McKnight, 65, killed in collision between passenger car and bus on I-75 in Dooly County, Georgia

Modified Date: 
Sat, 11/18/2017 - 12:43pm
Accident Date: 
Sunday, January 24, 2016

GSP investigates double fatality wreck

Two were killed in an interstate wreck The Georgia State Patrol is investigating an interstate wreck, involving a charter bus and a sedan, that killed two people. A charter bus driven by 56-year-old Russell Tanksley slammed into the passenger side of the sedan, killing the driver and a passenger on the bus. According to the GSP, a car was driving north on I-75 near mile marker 108 about 12:15 a.m. The sedan rolled back on the interstate and stopped in the middle of the northbound lanes. There were no other passengers in the car or bus.

Victims identified in double fatality wreck

According to the GSP a sedan, driven by 24-year old Philip Lanefrom Cordele, was going north on I-75 near mile marker 108 about 12:15 a.m. Sunday, when it ran off the road and hit a guardrail. The sedan rolled back on the interstate and stopped in the middle of the northbound lanes. A charter bus driven by 56-year-old Russell Tanksley slammed into the passenger side of the sedan, killing Lane and 65-year old Wanda McKnight of Atlanta, a passenger on the bus. 

Type: Bus Accident
People Involved: 
Russell Tanksley
Philip Lane
Wanda McKnight
Roadway: 
I-75
Area: 
Macon, GA

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