Two teenagers were injured Tuesday evening in a single-car wreck on a west Cobb County road.

The wreck happened about 6:15 p.m.Tuesday in Nichols Road near Mars Hill Road between Powder Springs and Acworth.

Cobb police spokesman Michael Bowman told AM750 and 95.5FM News/Talk WSB that the driver of the 2004 Ford Mustang “lost control of the vehicle, left the southern side of the roadway and struck a tree.”

The 17-year-old driver was taken to Grady Memorial Hospital for treatment, and a juvenile passenger was taken to another hospital for treatment. Their names have not been released.

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