6-vehicle wreck closes several lanes of I-75 in Cobb County

All lanes of I-75 re-opened in Cobb County late Tuesday morning after a multi-vehicle wreck, according to the Georgia Department of Transportation.

Four of five southbound lanes of I-75 at Canton Road were blocked for nearly two hours while the Georgia State Patrol investigated the wreck.

A double tractor-trailer and three passenger cars were involved in the wreck, a spokeswoman for the GSP said.

No other details on the wreck were available early Tuesday afternoon.

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