DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. — A Channel 2 Action News crew saw a fiery crash involving multiple cars and a tanker truck on I-85 northbound at Shallowford Rd. It appeared the tanker truck had also caught fire.
All lanes of I-85 northbound at Shallowford Road (Exit 93) were blocked due to a vehicle fire. One person died.
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The scene cleared around 8 a.m.
The DeKalb County Police Department told Channel 2’s Bryan Mims that the initial crash happened around 1:19 a.m.
Preliminary investigation suggests that a box truck rear-ended a pick-up truck, then an SUV and a tanker truck hit the crash scene.
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Capt. Jaeson Daniels of the DeKalb County Fire Rescue Department told Channel 2 Action News that one person was dead and several others were injured in the multi-vehicle incident.
The exact number of people hurt was not immediately available.
The Georgia State Patrol is leading the investigation of the crash.
Channel 2 Action News has reached out to GSP for more information.
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