Tragic, Fatal Five-Car Accident on I-75 in Clayton County, Georgia
CLAYTON COUNTY, GEORGIA - A news story published on 11alive.com reports that one person was tragically killed, and others were injured in a five-car accident on Interstate 75 South in Clayton County, Georgia.*
All traffic lanes of the highway by Tara Boulevard were shut down for about six hours as emergency crews and law enforcement authorities investigated the accident. The Clayton County Police stated that when their officers arrived at the crash scene, one of the vehicles had flipped over. Another vehicle involved in the fatal accident was on fire, and three additional vehicles sustained extensive damage.
The accident victim who passed away was struck by a vehicle and was pushed over the interstate's median wall landing in the emergency traffic lane along the northbound side of the interstate. The names of the victims were not released, and law enforcement officers reported that the fatal accident investigation is ongoing. The accident report will be revised after more information about the motor vehicle crash has been released.
The Clayton County Police will continue their fatal motor vehicle accident investigation. The area around the accident scene was closed down for several hours as emergency crews and the Clayton County Police worked the accident scene and tended to the injury victims.
No additional details about the fatal motor vehicle accident have been released at this time. Accident eyewitnesses are encouraged to provide information that can assist the Clayton County Police in their investigation of the fatal crash.
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Source:
https://www.11alive.com/article/traffic/i75-crash-traffic-sunday/85-60519b45-6766-4cda-8f13-eb779c8826d3
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