3 dead after crash involving car, Slingshot motorcycle on busy South Fulton road

SOUTH FULTON, Ga. — Police have confirmed to Channel 2 Action News that three people are dead after a crash on a busy South Fulton road.

Channel 2 Action News This Morning took you to the scene of the crash off Old National Highway near Bethsaida Road.

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The crash happened early Friday morning involving a Hyundai Sonata and a Slingshot three-wheeled motorcycle. Sources told Channel 2′s Darryn Moore that the motorcycle caught fire after the crash and killed the driver.

A passenger from the Sonata was thrown from the car and died at the scene. Police later confirmed to Channel 2′s Tom Jones that the car driver also died.

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Police have not released the names of the victims, but family members at the scene identified the Slingshot driver as 46-yaear-old Ryan Hines.

“He was coming down Old National. He stayed right here in the neighborhood. He was coming down, a car came head-on to him,” Hines’ stepson Terence Guthrie told Moore. “They died on impact.”

Police have not said what led up to the crash, but Jones learned they are looking into whether or not alcohol played a role in the crash.

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