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2 killed, 1 critical after head-on collision between dump truck, garbage truck

Two people were killed in a head-on collision Monday in Forsyth County. (Credit: Channel 2 Action News)
Two people were killed in a head-on collision Monday in Forsyth County. (Credit: Channel 2 Action News)
By Ellen Eldridge
Sept 18, 2017

A deadly collision between a dump truck and a garbage truck closed Atlanta Highway in Forsyth County for about three hours Monday, officials said.

Two people in the garbage truck died in the crash that happened just before 3 p.m. at an intersection near Fowler Park, Forsyth County sheriff’s spokesman Deputy Doug Rainwater told Channel 2 Action News.

A man driving the dump truck was taken by helicopter to a nearby trauma center in critical condition, the news station reported.

One vehicle was on Castleberry Road and the other was on Atlanta Highway when they crashed head-on, Rainwater said.

An investigation is ongoing.

Atlanta Highway in Forsyth County was closed for hours Monday after a crash. (Credit: Channel 2 Action News)
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