Southbound lanes of Ga. 400 in Forsyth County have reopened after a tractor-trailer carrying scrap metal overturned, spilling debris across the highway and blocking it for two hours Friday morning.
**11:55 am Update** The roadway has been reopened ** 11:25 am Update** One southbound lane has been opened to help the...
Posted by Forsyth County Sheriff's Office on Friday, November 20, 2020
The crash occurred shortly before 10 a.m. just north of the McFarland Parkway exit, according to the WSB 24-hour Traffic Center.
The Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office said minor injuries were reported, but no additional details about the wreck have been released. The truck was overturned across all three lanes for a time.
All southbound traffic was diverted onto Ga. 141 at exit 13. Drivers were urged to avoid the area and use Ga. 9 as an alternate route into Alpharetta.
RED ALERT remains with this Overturned Tractor Trailer Crash on GA-400/sb before McFarland Pkwy (exit 12) all lanes are shut down. Avoid and use Hwy 9 out of Cumming @ForsythCountySO #ATLTrafic pic.twitter.com/sif0zc3O6U
— AJC WSB Traffic (@ajcwsbtraffic) November 20, 2020
Traffic started flowing again just before noon.
