Truck crash on I-285 East in south Fulton stops traffic for hours

A truck crash has shut down the outer loop of the Perimeter on Wednesday evening.

Credit: Atlanta-Fulton County Emergency Management Agency

Credit: Atlanta-Fulton County Emergency Management Agency

A truck crash has shut down the outer loop of the Perimeter on Wednesday evening.

Traffic stacked up for hours on the Perimeter after a tractor-trailer crash blocked all lanes on I-285 East near Jonesboro Road in Fulton County on Wednesday evening.

The crash happened just before 6 p.m. on the Perimeter’s outer loop, according to the WSB 24-hour Traffic Center. All lanes of I-285 East were blocked and remained closed for multiple hours.

One eastbound lane was temporarily reopened around 6:30 p.m., but was closed shortly after as the truck was moved from the travel lanes.

The interstate was reopened around 7:45 p.m., though delays remained in both directions for nearly an hour.

No information has been released about the circumstances of the crash or the condition of the driver.

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