AUGUSTA, Ga. –
UPDATE — All southbound lanes of Peach Orchard Road are now open as of 8:15 a.m. after a crash that killed one person.

The Richmond County Sheriff’s Office Traffic Division confirms one is dead after a crash at the 2400 block of Peach Orchard Road near Tubman Home Road.

As of 6 a.m., all southbound lanes in that location are blocked. The traffic division is asking drivers to use a different route if traveling in that area.

Law enforcement says the vehicle hit a bridge pillar and burst into flames with the driver still inside.

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