Fatal wreck on I-285 in East Point

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Fatal wreck on I-285 in East Point

Photos: 1 dead, 2 injured in wreck on I-285

One person was killed and 2 others injured in a wreck on Interstate 285 at Washington Road in East Point Tuesday March 12, 2013. The wreck was cause by a ladder in the road which forced one motorist to stop, which was then rear-ended by a tractor-trailer rig. A total of four vehicles were involved in the wreck according to Lt Cliff Chandler, East Point Police PIO.

One person was killed and 2 others injured in a wreck on Interstate 285 at Washington Road in East Point Tuesday March 12, 2013. The wreck was cause by a ladder in the road which forced one motorist to stop, which was then rear-ended by a tractor-trailer rig. A total of four vehicles were involved in the wreck according to Lt Cliff Chandler, East Point Police PIO.

One person was killed and 2 others injured in a wreck on Interstate 285 at Washington Road in East Point Tuesday March 12, 2013. The wreck was cause by a ladder in the road which forced one motorist to stop, which was then rear-ended by a tractor-trailer rig. A total of four vehicles were involved in the wreck according to Lt Cliff Chandler, East Point Police PIO.

One person was killed and 2 others injured in a wreck on Interstate 285 at Washington Road in East Point Tuesday March 12, 2013. The wreck was cause by a ladder in the road which forced one motorist to stop, which was then rear-ended by a tractor-trailer rig. A total of four vehicles were involved in the wreck according to Lt Cliff Chandler, East Point Police PIO.

East Point fire fighters wash down the roadway following the wreck. One person was killed and 2 others injured in a wreck on Interstate 285 at Washington Road in East Point Tuesday March 12, 2013. The wreck was cause by a ladder in the road which forced one motorist to stop, which was then rear-ended by a tractor-trailer rig. A total of four vehicles were involved in the wreck according to Lt Cliff Chandler, East Point Police PIO.

East Point fire fighters wash down the roadway following the wreck. One person was killed and 2 others injured in a wreck on Interstate 285 at Washington Road in East Point Tuesday March 12, 2013. The wreck was cause by a ladder in the road which forced one motorist to stop, which was then rear-ended by a tractor-trailer rig. A total of four vehicles were involved in the wreck according to Lt Cliff Chandler, East Point Police PIO.

One person was killed and 2 others injured in a wreck on Interstate 285 at Washington Road in East Point Tuesday March 12, 2013. The wreck was cause by a ladder in the road which forced one motorist to stop, which was then rear-ended by a tractor-trailer rig. A total of four vehicles were involved in the wreck according to Lt Cliff Chandler, East Point Police PIO.

One person was killed and 2 others injured in a wreck on Interstate 285 at Washington Road in East Point Tuesday March 12, 2013. The wreck was cause by a ladder in the road which forced one motorist to stop, which was then rear-ended by a tractor-trailer rig. A total of four vehicles were involved in the wreck according to Lt Cliff Chandler, East Point Police PIO.

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One person was killed and 2 others injured in a wreck on Interstate 285 at Washington Road in East Point Tuesday March 12, 2013. The wreck was cause by a ladder in the road which forced one motorist to stop, which was then rear-ended by a tractor-trailer rig. A total of four vehicles were involved in the wreck according to Lt Cliff Chandler, East Point Police PIO.

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