I-285 open again after wrecks

By Alexis Stevens

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

All lanes have been reopened on I-285 in DeKalb County and on the southside near the airport.

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Vino Wong vwong@ajc.com An overturned truck had three lanes of I-285 eastbound closed at Chamblee Dunwoody. The interstate was reopened at 6:30 a.m. The truck, which was hauling Gatorade, collided with a smaller truck, police said. The drivers of the two trucks suffered minor injuries. All lanes have been reopened on I-285 in DeKalb County.

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An overturned truck had three lanes of I-285 eastbound closed at Chamblee Dunwoody. The interstate was reopened at 6:30. The truck, which was hauling Gatorade, collided with a smaller truck, police said. The drivers of the two trucks suffered minor injuries.

On the southside, a six-vehicle wreck had three lanes of I-285 east closed between Riverdale Road and Loop Road near Hartsfield-Jackson airport. All lanes there have been reopened. There were no fatalities.