Multi-vehicle crash kills one, injures another on Ga. 400
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Posted 11:28AM on Tuesday, August 27, 2002
ATLANTA - One driver was killed and another critically injured Tuesday when a car driving northbound on Georgia Highway 400 crossed the median and hit four vehicles. <br>
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The wreck happened about 6:45 a.m. when a Buick Park Avenue crossed the median and hit a Chevy Tahoe head-on, said Mark McKinnon, spokesman for the Department of Transportation. <br>
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The Buick then hit three other southbound vehicles before coming to a stop. <br>
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The driver of the Buick was killed, and the Tahoe driver was critically injured, McKinnon said. <br>
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Officials closed the southbound lanes of Georgia 400, a highway north of Atlanta, for several hours and rerouted traffic. <br>
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The accident is under investigation.<br>
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Officials say the southbound lanes may be open by noon.