Quick Facts:
Where: The accident occurred on Candler Road in Gainesville, Georgia.
What Happened: A tractor-trailer allegedly struck several other commercial vehicles that had stopped or slowed.
Participants:
- Lloyd Mitchell Crane, driver of tractor-trailer
- Axel Andrade Diaz, driver of Ford Transit Van
- Terry Bass, driver of dump truck
- Colo Edin, driver of commercial van
- Jason Rainwater, driver of Dodge Ram
- Bailey Viele, passenger in Dodge Ram
Reported Injuries/Fatalities:
- Jason Rainwater, 20, injured
- Bailey Viele, 22, injured
- Lloyd Mitchell Crane, 66, injured
- Colo Edin, 43, injured
Details:
On or about Tuesday, March 23rd, 2021, an accident between a tractor-trailer, two commercial vans, a d ump truck and a pickup sent four individuals to the hospital. Troopers from the GSP said the accident was reported along Candler Road in Gainesville, Georgia.
Right now, police have reason to believe a tractor-trailer driven by Lloyd Mitchell Crane crashed into two commercial vans driven by Axel Diaz and Colo Edin, a pickup truck driven by Jason Rainwater, and a dump truck driven by Terry Bass. Following the initial collision, steel I-beams towed by Crane’s truck pierced one of the commercial vans.
Paramedics transported Rainwater, and his passenger, Bailey Viele, Crane and Edin to a nearby hospital with unknown injuries.
Officials indicated Charges were anticipated for Crane in connection with the accident.
Georgia State Patrol and local authorities are investigating the accident.