METRO ATLANTA — Witnesses say at least one person is dead in a crash that shut down I-285 near the Glenwood Road exit for several hours Saturday morning.
Channel 2 reporter Kristen Holloway spoke with the man who said he saw the crash close up. The witness told Holloway he saw at least one if not two victims in the crash that left one car almost totally destroyed.
⚠️TRAVEL ADVISORY ⚠️ A crash in DeKalb County on I-285/nb (Outer loop) at Glenwood Rd (Exit 44) blocks multiple right lanes and exit ramp. Use I-75/85/nb as an alternate. @wsbradio @wsbtv #ATLTraffic pic.twitter.com/Rd63aoeFNv
— Mike Shields WSB (@MikeShieldsWSB) June 5, 2021
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The crash is one of several on Metro Atlanta roads Saturday morning. Georgia DOT reported I-20 East, heading towards Atlanta was shut down in Carroll County after a crash on the interstate just before Exit 14.
I-20 was shut down for several hours while first responders cleared the highway.
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Atlanta Police responded to a crash around 5:30 a.m. on I-20 between Martin Luther King Jr. exit and Langhorn Street involving at least two cars. All lanes there were shut down for a couple of hours, the highway opened back up shortly after 7 a.m.
#BREAKING 🚨RED ALERT🚨 All lanes are currently blocked with a crash in #Atlanta on I-20/eb at MLK Jr Dr (Exit 53). Use MLK Jr Dr or Hollowell Pkwy as alternates. I have live updates on all #ATLTraffic trouble spots all morning on @wsbradio & @wsbtv! pic.twitter.com/R6Cfge20Ht
— Mike Shields WSB (@MikeShieldsWSB) June 5, 2021
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Channel 2 Action News and WSB’s Triple Team Traffic will update these crashes throughout the morning on Channel 2 Action News Saturday A.M.
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