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Two dead in Forsyth County wreck

By Mike Morris
March 12, 2013

Forsyth County authorities were on the scene of a fatal wreck late Tuesday morning north of Cumming.

The wreck happened before 9 a.m. on Ga. 53 near Porter Lane in northern Forsyth County.

According to the Georgia State Patrol, two vehicles collided head-on, killing both drivers.

Ga. 53 was shut down in both directions while authorities investigated the wreck.

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