A driver was temporarily trapped this afternoon in Gwinnett County when part of a tractor-trailer landed on top of her car, slicing through the roof.
The crash happened on Lawrenceville Suwanee Road near the intersection with Horizon Drive, Suwanee police Capt. Cass Mooney told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Gwinnett County firefighters were called in to extricate the woman, whose name was not released, Mooney said.
“The woman was conscious, alert and breathing and was able to crawl partially out of the vehicle,” Capt. Tommy Rutledge with the fire department said in an emailed statement.
The woman was transported to Gwinnett Medical Center in stable condition, according to police. The driver of the tractor-trailer was not injured.
Investigators believe the trailer became separated from the truck and rolled over the median, crushing the car in the opposite lane, Rutledge said. The Georgia State Patrol is investigating, he said.
Lawrenceville Suwanee Road was blocked while wreckers removed the trailer and debris.
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