JACKSON COUNTY, Ga. — A deadly crash on Interstate 85 had all lanes shut down in part of North Georgia for several hours on Monday morning.
The lanes reopened around 7:50 a.m.
The crash happened in Jackson County, where fire department officials say there was a wreck at mile marker 132.
Visuals from a Georgia Department of Transportation camera near the crash site showed debris in the road and what appeared to be a damaged car.
The Georgia State Patrol took over the scene. Troopers said their preliminary investigation showed two vehicles, a Ford van and a Kenworth tractor trailer, crashed into each other on I0-85 at about 2:46 a.m.
When troopers arrived, the driver of the Ford was pronounced dead on the scene.
The condition of the other driver was not revealed and neither was identified. The incident remains under investigation.
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