Accident articles related to Athens
A US postal worker in Athens narrowly escapes injury when a tree falls on their truck. The incident occurred at the intersection of Bloomfield Street and Cloverhurst Avenue. Emergency services are working to clear the scene and restore utilities.
An Oconee County man was killed and five other people injured in a three-vehicle crash in Hiawassee, Georgia. Mark Savage, 63, died at the scene of the wreck. His grandson, Hinton Dalton, 11, was critically injured. The crash occurred on Georgia Highway 17 near the Owl Creek Road intersection.
Fredrico Purnell, 36, died in a fatal motor vehicle crash in Athens-Clarke County after his vehicle hit a raised median on Danielsville Road. This was the 7th fatal crash in the county in 2023.