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A three-vehicle crash in Fulton County has left three people injured - one of them critically - according to authorities.
The crash happened at in the 7200 block of Campbellton Road at about 6 a.m. Friday.
The road at the crash scene was shut down. One of the people involved was airlifted to a hospital. The other two sustained lesser injuries but were taken for treatment.
All southbound lanes of Interstate 75 in Henry County were closed for several hours Wednesday after a box truck and another vehicle collided.
The accident happened around 11 a.m., just north of the Jonesboro Road exit.
Authorities said the commercial box truck was traveling south in the far right lane and a Dodge Magnum was traveling in the far left lane.
The box truck made an improper turn into the Dodge Magnum, causing a collision. Both vehicles then traveled through the guard rail.
A woman was injured Wednesday morning when her car collided with a fire vehicle in a downtown Atlanta intersection.
The wreck happened at Edgewood Avenue and Bell Street.
“They were on a fire call and were only about two blocks from the fire station,” stated an Atlanta Fire Dept. Spokesperson.. “They came through the intersection and everything was clear, and the next thing they know, they were struck by a Honda Accord.”
A 19-year-old was hit and killed by a train around 2 p.m. Tuesday afternoon, according to Fairburn police.
Witnesses told police that the teen was wearing a headset while walking along the railroad track. As he attempted to cross the tracks he stepped into the path of an on-coming train.
Based on witness information, police believe the teen never heard the train.
A MARTA handicapped van crashed on I-20 in DeKalb County late Monday morning, injuring the driver and a passenger.
The MARTA Mobility van was eastbound on I-20 past Flat Shoals Road around 10:30 a.m. when, for unknown reasons, the vehicle left the roadway, a MARTA spokesman stated.
The driver was ejected from the van, and was taken to Grady Memorial Hospital, along with the sole passenger on board.
The conditions of the driver and passenger were not immediately available.
Family and friends of the two women killed Wednesday morning when a tree fell on their car say the victims lived their lives together and, tragically, died together.
Kaleigh Miller and Ashley Akra were killed when a tree fell on the car they were riding in on Blythe Island Highway. The Georgia State Patrol called it freak accident.
An 8-year-old girl was killed in an auto accident early Friday morning in northwest Atlanta.
The child was taken to an area hospital where she died, an Atlanta Police spokeswoman stated.
The woman driving the vehicle also was taken to a nearby hospital to be treated for her injuries, police said.
Police were called to the intersection of Donald Lee Hollowell Parkway and Fulton Industrial Boulevard around 7:15 a.m., for the accident that involved a white truck.