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Woman dead after fiery rollover crash on I-75

A woman died in a wreck after the car she was driving flipped over and caught fire on I-75.
A woman died in a wreck after the car she was driving flipped over and caught fire on I-75.
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June 3, 2019

A woman died Sunday afternoon in a fiery rollover crash on I-75 South in Fulton County.

The accident happened as the woman was taking the Moores Mill Road exit around 1:10 p.m., according to Atlanta police. As she was exiting, her car left the roadway and hit a median wall.

The impact caused the car to flip, police spokesman Investigator James White said. It then became fully engulfed in flames.

The driver has not been identified. No other vehicles were involved, police said.

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