Quick Facts:
Where: The accident occurred in the northbound lanes of Interstate 75 in Cobb County, Georgia.
What Happened: Several cars and tractor-trailers collided in a chain-reaction accident.
Participants:
- Drivers of several tractor-trailers
- Drivers of several cars
Reported Injuries/Fatalities:
- One person, vehicle unknown, killed
- Several people, vehicles unknown, injured
Details:
On or about Thursday, February 11th, 2021, around 11:15 in the morning, an accident between several commercial vehicles and several cars left one person dead and sent several others to the hospital. Officers said the accident was reported on the northbound side of Interstate 75 in Cobb County, Georgia.
Investigators said one as-of-yet unidentified individual was killed when a chain-reaction accident between multiple tractor-trailers and cars left one individual dead and sent several others to the hospital. Police did not specify what may have started the chain-reaction accident. One individual was pronounced dead at the scene, while emergency responders rushed several others to the hospital with unknown injuries.
According to Google Maps, Interstate 75 cuts north and south through the center of Cobb County, which is situated about 19 miles northwest of downtown Atlanta.
Multiple agencies are investigating the accident.