COBB COUNTY, Ga. — A driver is in the hospital after he was ejected from a tractor-trailer that overturned on Interstate 75.
Triple Team Traffic’s Mike Shields reports the crash happened near Wade Green Road exit Tuesday just after 2:30 a.m.
Cobb County Police said a driver in a Freightliner Cascadia didn’t maintain his lane and went into the grass shoulder on I-75. The truck overturned and hit the concrete barrier that separates I-75 and the express lanes.
Police said the impact ejected the driver from the tractor-trailer. Paramedics took him to the hospital with serious injuries.
The crash shut down the interstate for hours. The lanes reopened just after 7 a.m.
Police said it’s still investigating the crash and asks anyone who has information to call 770-499-3987.
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UPDATE: All lanes have reopened as of 7:15 a.m.
An overturned tractor-trailer has shut down all northbound lanes on Interstate 75 in Cobb County.
Triple Team Traffic’s Mike Shields reports the crash happened near Wade Green Road exit Tuesday just after 4:45 a.m.
Police say a closure will be in effect “for an extended period.” Shields reports that the express lanes are also closed.
This is a developing story. Get LIVE Triple Team Traffic updates on Channel 2 Action News This Morning from 4 a.m. to 9 a.m.
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