Deadly crash closes Cobb highway

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ATLANTA — A deadly crash closed a stretch of C.H. James Parkway in Austell near Garrett Road Monday for several hours.

Cobb Police closed the highway to all traffic following the three vehicle crash.

Police said one of the vehicles caught fire after the collision.

Police told Channel 2's Ross Cavitt the crash involved the tractor-trailer, a passenger a car and a pickup truck.

NewsChopper 2 showed  long black markings on the highway stretching behind a tractor trailer.

Cavitt is working to get more information about the victims in the crash and potential charges.