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Woman required extrication after wreck on Peachtree Road, authorities confirm

A woman required extrication after a bad wreck on Peachtree Road Wednesday.

Credit: DeKalb County Fire Rescue Company 19

Credit: DeKalb County Fire Rescue Company 19

A woman required extrication after a bad wreck on Peachtree Road Wednesday.
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June 28, 2018

One woman is injured after having to be extricated because of a two-vehicle crash Wednesday afternoon, DeKalb County Fire Rescue confirmed.

A woman required extrication after a wreck Wednesday, authorities said.

Credit: DeKalb County Fire Rescue Company 19

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Credit: DeKalb County Fire Rescue Company 19

A late-model Honda Accord was hit on the passenger side and required first responders to remove the door and pop out the dashboard to get the woman out, officials told Channel 2 Action News.

It occurred on Peachtree Road near Hermance Drive around 6 p.m., officials said. The woman was described as moderately injured.

No other details have been released yet.

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