ATLANTA — Two people are dead, and three others were critically hurt after a crash in midtown Atlanta.
The crash happened Monday around 10 a.m. at Piedmont Avenue and Monroe Drive.
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Investigators said a Tesla hit a box truck, killing the driver and passenger inside the car. Three other people in the Tesla were taken to a nearby hospital in critical condition.
Police said the driver and a passenger inside the truck were not injured.
Officers said the Tesla ran a red light and hit the truck. Video from the scene showed the front end of the car went under the truck from the impact.
On Tuesday, the Fulton County Medical Examiner’s Office identified the victims as 23-year-old Jordan Jessie and 21-year-old DeCarlo Carneal. Police have not said who was driving the car.
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