On Wednesday afternoon, a head-on collision in Avondale Estates led to injuries.
As per the initial information, the two-vehicle crash took place along Covington Highway at Ashton Place. The early reports showed that a prison transport bus carrying 11 inmates to the DeKalb County courthouse was heading from the DeKalb County Detention Center to the courthouse when it crashed into a Sedan.
Both vehicles had frontend damage due to the accident. The driver of the van and the prisoners were transported back to the jail to be triaged for injures. Emergency crews transported the driver of the Sedan to an area hospital with unspecified injuries. The roads in the area were shut down for a few hours as crews worked at the scene. No further details were provided.
An investigation into the crash is ongoing.
July 14, 2022
Source: Fox 5 Atlanta