I-85 reopens after being closed for hours when crash near I-285 leaves 1 dead, 1 injured

SOUTH FULTON, Ga. — One person was killed and another was injured in a crash on Interstate 85 near the Interstate 285 interchange.

South Fulton Police Department says the crash involved two cars and happened in the northbound lanes around 3 p.m. Thursday.

All lanes of the interstate reopened just after 7 p.m.

One person died from his or her injuries while a second was taken to a nearby hospital.

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South Fulton Police Department’s Traffic Unit is investigating the crash.

Details on what caused the crash or who may be at fault have not been released.

Police have not identified the person killed in the crash.

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