COVINGTON, Ga. — Five were killed in one vehicle and one seriously injured in another Saturday, April 8, following a head-on collision on rain-slickened Georgia Hwy. 142 in east Newton County.

The Newton County Sheriff's Office was working the wreck Saturday afternoon in which all five people in one vehicle died on Hwy. 142 at Adams Circle. 

"The driver of the second vehicle is in critical condition and has been transported to a local hospital," said sheriff's office spokesperson Caitlin Jett.

The five victims were in a van that collided with a truck, according to media reports.

All lanes were blocked on Hwy. 142 between Hwy. 278 and Hwy. 11 southeast of Covington while the sheriff's office investigated the wreck, GDOT reported.

Investigators had not released the identities of the victims by Monday afternoon. They told Fox5 News their preliminary investigation found that the truck left its lane and caused the collision.

Greg Barlow, who lives near the scene, told the news station he heard the crash and rushed out to help.

"There wasn’t an inch of that van that wasn’t on fire," Barlow told the TV station. "The thud I heard was like there was no brakes. It wasn’t a screech, it was a direct hit."