Crash on I-285 leaves construction worker, off-duty police officer in critical condition, police say

FULTON COUNTY, Ga. — The interstate has been reopened after a multi-vehicle crash hospitalized two people Sunday morning.

Authorities told Channel 2 Action News a crash involving four cars shut down I-285 at the entrance to Glenridge Drive.

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Police said a construction worker and an off-duty Morehouse College School of Medicine police officer were struck during the crash. They were both taken to the hospital in critical condition.

The identities of the victims have not been released.

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Authorities have not said what caused the crash and if additional victims were taken to the hospital.

This investigation remains ongoing.

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