Three people are dead and many more have been hurt in a 10-vehicle wreck on I-16 in Macon, officials said.

A tractor-trailer ran over a car and a pickup truck, causing a chain reaction that involved a church van, the Macon Telegraph reported.

Fire engulfed some of the cars along I-16 near Ocmulgee East Boulevard, the newspaper reported.

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Helen Gilbert places flowers on her brother Eurie Martin’s grave at Camp Spring Baptist Church in Sandersville. Her brother died eight years ago. Three former Washington County deputies are accused of causing his death and are set to stand trial Monday. (Miguel Martinez/AJC)

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