JACKSON COUNTY, Ga. — A crash involving three tractor-trailers caused backups Tuesday morning.
All lanes of Interstate 85 were closed but reopened just before 6 a.m.
TRAFFIC RED ALERT: I-85/nb is shutdown with multiple crashes between Highway 211 and Highway 53 in Jackson County. Major outbound delays. #ATLtraffic #wsbtv pic.twitter.com/7g4kFmgBQM
— Mark Arum (@MarkArum) January 23, 2018
🙄🙄🙄#ATLtraffic. pic.twitter.com/KP8WFJXQwB
— Mark Arum (@MarkArum) January 23, 2018
West Jackson fire officials said the crash cleared just before 5:30 a.m. but was the cause of other accidents behind it that had not yet cleared.
The other crashes were cleared just before 8 a.m.
Stay with WSBTV.com and watch Channel 2 Action News for updates on this developing story.
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