A person standing in an eastbound lane of I-20 in Douglas County was hit and killed Friday morning, according to the Georgia State Patrol.
The early morning crash forced authorities to close all lanes of I-20 near the Liberty Road exit from about 5:30 a.m. until just after 7:30 a.m.
GRIDLOCK ALERT now as the Crash Investigation has Cleared on I-20/eb at Liberty Rd. (exit 26) all lanes are now open heavy delays remain continue to use Hwy 78 out of Villa Rica https://t.co/MhPvicYKPN #ATLtraffic pic.twitter.com/zACdywCOB8
— AJC WSB Traffic (@ajcwsbtraffic) March 27, 2020
According to investigators, a pedestrian standing in the left lane was struck by an eastbound pickup truck and died at the scene. Troopers were attempting to locate a family member of the person killed late Friday morning.
No further details were immediately available.
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