1 person dead after crash with tractor-trailer that shut down I-20 WB in Carroll County

CARROLL COUNTY, Ga. — At least one person has died after a crash on I-20 westbound in Carroll County on Wednesday afternoon.

The crash involving a tractor-trailer shut down all westbound lanes.

According to the Georgia Department of Public Safety, the interstate is expected to be shut down until after 7 p.m.

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Triple Team Traffic says the crash happened on I-20 at the Hwy. 113 exit.

They suggest using Hwy. 78 and going through Temple as an alternate route.

Georgia Department of Transportation cameras in the area show traffic at a standstill.

Authorities haven’t commented on what led up to the crash.

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The identity of the person killed has not been released.

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