Accident articles related to Atlanta
Six people, including three children, were injured in a multi-vehicle crash involving two daycare buses on I-75 in Marietta. The accident happened at the South Marietta Loop around 8:40 a.m. First responders found five vehicles involved in the accident including a semi-truck, the two daycare buses, a pickup truck and a box truck.
A crash involving multiple vehicles shut down parts of Interstate 20 in DeKalb County for a time. Officials say the crash happened around noon on the eastbound lanes of I-20 between Wesley Chapel and Panola roads.
A deadly crash snarled traffic just south of Dobbins Air Force Base in Cobb County on Monday afternoon for a time. Smyrna Police say the crash is under investigation, but at least one person was killed.
An overturned tractor-trailer on I-285 has closed all southbound lanes at the I-20 East exit. The accident happened just before 3 p.m. Officials have not released any information on injuries yet.
A person died in a car accident in Atlanta near Browns Mill Park. Not too much information is known at this time.
More than a dozen people were injured in shootings, stabbings, and car accidents in Syracuse, New York, early Sunday morning as a large group of people were gathered. Police believe that all victims are expected to survive.
A hit-and-run incident in Marietta left a pedestrian fighting for his life. The driver has been arrested and charged with felony hit-and-run and other offenses. Pedestrians in the area say the road lacks safety measures for walkers.
Two people have died following an overnight head-on crash on Fairburn Road SW in Atlanta. The Trail Blazer caught fire, and the two occupants inside died at the scene. The driver of the Acura survived the crash and was alert when officials reported to the scene.
A 40-year-old man was killed in a single-car crash in southwest Atlanta on May 27, 2023. The crash occurred around 11:45 p.m. near Tucker Avenue. The driver veered off the road and crashed into a concrete pillar supporting the MARTA train. The cause of the crash is still under investigation.
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.