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2 people killed, 1 person hospitalized after a 5-vehicle pile-up near Cartersville (Cartersville, GA)

On Thursday evening, two people lost their lives while one person suffered injuries following a multi-vehicle wreck near Cartersville.

As per the initial information, the fatal five-vehicle pile-up took place along mile marker 293 on I-75 in which three tractor-trailers, a box truck and a blue car were involved. The preliminary investigation indicated that one of the tractor-trailers rear-ended another tractor-trailer causing it to slam into the third tractor-trailer involved in the wreck. The first tractor-trailer got engulfed in flames due to the impact.

A box truck and blue car were also heading south at that time and were involved in the crash. The driver of the first tractor-trailer and the passenger in the second tractor-trailer succumbed to their injuries after the crash. The driver of the second tractor-trailer was transported to a nearby hospital with unspecified injuries. All lanes in the area were blocked as crews worked at the scene. No other details are immediately available.

The crash remains under investigation.

July 1, 2022

Source: CBS 46

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