CLAYTON COUNTY, Ga. — A crash that shut down the I-285 eastbound exit ramp onto I-75 southbound for nearly six hours on Saturday morning has taken one person’s life.
Triple Team Traffic first alerted drivers to the crash and shutdown just before 5 a.m.
Clayton County police say that one person was killed in the crash and two more people were injured and taken to Grady Memorial Hospital. Their conditions are unclear.
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Clayton Co: Crash on the I-285eb exit ramp to I-75 South (Exit 58). The ramp is closed. Avoid. Take Forest Pkwy as an alternate route. #ATLTraffic pic.twitter.com/nTR48WXNMT
— Triple Team Traffic (@WSBTraffic) July 20, 2024
The crash appeared to involve an overturned tractor-trailer and at least one other car.
The ramp reopened to traffic just before 11 a.m.
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Details on what led up to the crash are very limited.
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