ATLANTA, GA – A truck driver crashed into an I-285 concrete barrier, and metal from the truck fell, prompting first responders to shut down the area Friday. The truck’s strap loosened, causing the truck’s goods to tumble down, just before the vehicle made contact with the barrier, Atlanta News First said. The incident happened around […]
KENNESAW, GA – Fire crews extinguish the flames from a tractor-trailer at the I-75 South and Ernest W. Barrett Parkway connector Friday. WSB Traffic first announced the truck fire at 11:43 a.m. and said it happened in the right lane. Georgia Department of Transportation footage showed that two fire trucks were at the scene, both […]
TRENTON, GA – The Dade County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the details behind a big rig rollover collision that happened on I-95 North on the outskirts of Trenton Saturday. The solo crash occurred at milepost 11, and the impact of the wreck caused the truck to land on its side and spill numerous amounts of […]
CUTHBERT, GA – A 64-year-old woman driving a Toyota failed to yield at a stop sign when she crashed into a big rig, which claimed her life and her grandson’s life Monday. WALB said the collision happened after 8 p.m. at the intersection of U.S. 27 and GA 126, just north of Randolph Country Club. […]
KENNESAW, GA – A tractor-trailer carrying a mobile home had flipped over and landed on its roof on I-75 North, prompting authorities to issue official lane closures Wednesday. Cobb County police and fire crews told commuters to use Barrett Parkway as an alternative route as the scene clearance persisted, according to 11Alive. Authorities have not […]
HARTWELL, GA – Two tractor-trailer drivers and one pickup truck operator were hospitalized after a three-vehicle crash that caused one of the big rigs to overturn Sunday. The wreck happened before 6 a.m., according to WYFF4. The pickup truck driver failed to maintain a lane on westbound Royston Highway and struck an eastbound tractor-trailer. That […]
TOOMSBORO, GA – A 34-year-old Macon man named Antwan Henley died after his tanker truck crashed and rolled over on GA 57 Sunday. According to 13MAZ, the events unraveled around 6 p.m. when the driver veered off the lanes and overcorrected, which caused the vehicle to flip over. The tanker detached and spilled more than […]
NEAR TY TY, GA – EMS crews rushed a UPS truck driver and Ford Fusion driver to a hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries after a crash south of Ty Ty Wednesday. The collision took place at the intersection of Georgia 256 and Deerland Road, WALB reports. First responders said the motorists are recovering at […]
FORSYTH, GA – A child was transported to a hospital following a flatbed truck rollover collision off GA 74 and GA 42 Tuesday, according to 41NBC. The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office said the truck driver was speeding, which caused them to miss a curve and ultimately crash into a ditch. Deputies cited the truck driver […]
DECATUR, GA – Authorities shut down I-20 East along Wesley Chapel Road on Tuesday due to a serious semi-truck collision and road construction. According to 11Alive, crews closed the majority of these lanes just before noon. A short time later, they reopened one lane to accommodate the scene clearance and investigation. After those closures, traffic […]