Five dead after accident on Interstate 75 in south Georgia
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Posted 6:32PM on Friday, July 19, 2002
ADEL - A tractor-trailer struck the back of a van on Interstate 75 in south Georgia Frida, killing five of the van's occupants and triggering a five-vehicle accident that forced the Georgia Department of Transportation to close all northbound lanes. <br>
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D.O.T. spokeswoman Karlene Barron says the wreck happened about 3:30 p.m. There were no details immediately available whether there were other injuries in the accident. <br>
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Adel is about 25 miles north of Valdosta.