Motorcyclist in critical condition after striking bulge on Interstate 20 in Atlanta, Georgia
Modified Date:
Sun, 04/22/2018 - 11:02amAccident Date:
Monday, April 17, 2017
Section of Atlanta interstate buckles, launching motorcycle rider into air
The DeKalb County Police initially said an underground gas leak caused the “defect” in the roadway in the southeast part of the city.
Fire officials later said crews were pumping concrete into old, abandoned gas lines under the freeway and there was some sort of malfunction that caused a build-up of air pressure. The air pressure eventually caused the ground under the roadway to surge upward.
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Type: Motorcycle Accident
Roadway:
Interstate 20City:
Atlanta, GACounty:
Fulton County, GAArea:
Atlanta, GA
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