The Georgia State Patrol has released a preliminary report about a fatal accident that happened shortly after midnight on Sunday morning in Lyerly.  The accident took the life of three people and a fourth person succumbed to injuries after being transported to a Rome hospital.

Georgia State Trooper Chris Harris told WZQZ News on Sunday that law enforcement was on the scene of the accident until the early morning hours of Sunday.  According to the Georgia State Patrol, the accident happened at 12:36 AM.

The initial report from the Georgia State Patrol says,  “Troopers from Post 38 Rome responded to a single vehicle crash on GA 114, in Chattooga County. A 2019 Audi RS5 was traveling west on GA 114 entering a curve. The vehicle left the roadway and began traveling on the grass shoulder, where it struck a private driveway. The Audi began rotated and overturned, coming to an uncontrolled final rest upright. The driver and two occupants of the vehicle were pronounced deceased on scene. Two other occupants were transported to Atrium Floyd Medical Center in Rome, where a male juvenile was pronounced deceased and a female passenger is listed in critical condition. The Georgia State Patrol Troop A Specialized Collision Reconstruction Team is investigating.”

WZQZ will have more information as it becomes available.