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Saturday, February 15, 2014Area:
Atlanta, GAA tire blowout caused a violent crash near the Almaville Road exit on I-24 in Smyrna early Sunday morning.
State troopers say the driver lost control of the vehicle when it happened and veered into a guardrail.
Two adults and two children were taken to Vanderbilt.
The victims' injuries are not considered life-threatening.
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Friday, January 10, 2014Area:
Atlanta, GAA DeKalb County 10th grade student severely injured in a car accident over the weekend was taken off of life support on Tuesday. Kaylin Williams, 15, was described by school officials as a model student at Southwest DeKalb High. She had straight As and was poised for an elite cheerleading collegiate scholarship, friends said. Williams was a passenger in a car with two other 10th grade students on Saturday. The trio was returning home in bad weather after a trip to the movies when the car hydroplaned and was t-boned by a truck.
Date:
Sunday, December 15, 2013Area:
Atlanta, GAA 6-year-old boy was killed while trying to cross a busy Fulton County roadway with his brother on Sunday night.
The Fulton County Police Department stated that the boy was with his 16-year-old brother while attempting to cross Old National Highway near Jolly Road around 6:50 p.m. Sunday. The boys were standing in the center turn lane when the younger boy ran ahead of his brother, darting into the path of an SUV.
The boy, whose name has not yet been released, was pronounced dead at the scene.
The driver of the SUV stopped at the scene.
Date:
Thursday, December 12, 2013Area:
Atlanta, GAFour people were injured in a school bus accident in Atlanta Friday morning.
The accident happened on Interstate 75 north at Howell Mill Road.
Police said a vehicle apparently crossed three lanes of traffic and collided with the bus.
The bus was carrying 38 Henry County students to the Governor's Mansion for a performance.
Four students complained of minor injuries and were taken to a local hospital as a precaution.
The remaining students will return back to the school instead of proceeding to their choral performance.