ATLANTA — Authorities partially shut down a busy Atlanta interstate while they investigate a deadly crash.
Atlanta police told Channel 2 Action News that officers received reports of a crash on Interstate 20 Westbound at Moreland Avenue just after 4:48 a.m. Friday.
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According to the investigation, a car rear-ended an unoccupied construction vehicle. Police say the utility truck was parked on the right shoulder and the workers were outside of the truck as they worked on light fixtures.
Police say a white sedan veered from the rightmost lane and crashed into the truck. The car was sent back across the interstate and crashed into the left wall.
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Authorities confirmed that a woman in the car that hit the construction vehicle is dead. Her identity has not been released.
Neither of the utility workers were hurt in the crash.
The crash remains under investigation.
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