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Crash temporarily closes five lanes on I-285

By Ty Tagami
Feb 22, 2010

A crash around 4 p.m. on the westbound side of I-285 near the Chattahoochee River injured five people and closed five lanes, according to the Georgia Department of Transportation.

All the lanes were re-opened within about half an hour, and the injured were taken to hospital.

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Ty Tagami is a staff writer for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Since joining the newspaper in 2002, he has written about everything from hurricanes to homelessness. He has deep experience covering local government and education, and can often be found under the Gold Dome when lawmakers meet or in a school somewhere in the state.

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