I-75 reopens after crashes, chemical spill cleanup

Police reopened Interstate 75 in Clayton County around 5 p.m. Tuesday after cleaning up spilled dry cleaning chemicals.

The spill forced hazardous materials crews to close all southbound lanes between Ga. 85 and Interstate 85 for about an hour.

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A wreck at 4 p.m. Tuesday blocked all lanes of I-75 South near the I-285 ramps.

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A truck carrying dry cleaning chemicals crashed into another vehicle, spilling chemicals into the roadway near Forest Parkway, Clayton County Police spokeswoman Lt. Rebecca Brown said.

Three other vehicles collided moments later.

Paramedics transported one person to Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta and two people to Southern Regional Medical Center in Riverdale. The injuries are all minor, Brown said. None of the injuries involved the chemicals.