Wheelchair-Bound Man Killed after being Struck by Dump Truck on Cobb Parkway

Quick Facts

Where: Cobb Parkway, near North Shores Road, in Acworth, GA

What Happened: A man in an electric wheelchair was killed after being struck by a dump truck

Participants:

• Unnamed Man, Electric Wheelchair
• Driver, 2024 Mack Dump Truck

Reported Injuries/Fatalities:

• Unnamed Man, Fatality

Details

A man using an electric wheelchair was killed on the morning of December 8, 2024, on Cobb Parkway, close to North Shores Road. Cobb County Police report the man was travelling north, in the rightmost lane, when authorities report he went onto the road, colliding with the dump truck. Cobb County Police are assisting Acworth Police in the investigation.