Woman flown to hospital after I-75 crash involving tractor-trailer, Penske box truck

BARTOW COUNTY, Ga. — Georgia State Patrol confirmed at least one person was injured after a crash on Interstate 75 in Bartow County.

Triple Team Traffic’s Mike Shields first reported on the crash just after 6 a.m. on Channel 2 Action News This Morning. The crash involved two vehicles on the southbound lanes near Highway 92.

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GSP said a driver of a Penske box truck hit the back of a tractor-trailer that was parked in the emergency lanes with its flashers on.

A woman passenger in the box truck became trapped. Troopers and paramedics worked to remove the woman from the box truck.

She had to be transported via a medical helicopter to a local hospital. Her name and condition have not been released.

All lanes of I-75 have re-opened, but the crash remains under investigation.

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