LUMPKIN COUNTY, Ga. — A tanker truck accident forced officials to shut down a road, and evacuate patients at a local hospital Sunday.
The Lumpkin County sheriff's office told Channel 2 Action News the truck-- carrying oxygen-- overturned in Dahlonega early Sunday morning.
Crews were removing the remaining oxygen Sunday morning, but have since finished.
Officials evacuated Chestatee Regional Hospital as a precaution.
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