A tractor-trailer crash damaged a bridge and shut down I-75 South in Bartow County for three hours Wednesday afternoon.
A FedEx truck pulling two trailers was traveling south just before 1 p.m. Wednesday when it drove into the median and plummeted to Joe Stella Drive, a road that runs beneath the interstate, according to the Georgia State Patrol.
The truck burst into flames, causing visible damage to the bridge, GSP said in a statement. The driver sustained minor injuries, GSP later confirmed.
Photos from the scene show the wreck beneath the interstate and damage to the guardrails along the bridge. Traffic was restored in all southbound lanes nearly three hours after the crash, according to the Georgia Department of Transportation.
A bridge inspector analyzed the damage from the crash prior to the highway reopening, GDOT said. Despite the severity of the crash, the closure only lasted a few hours.
No further information about the circumstances of the crash has been released. It’s not clear if any other cars were involved.
UPDATE: All lanes of I-75 southbound are shut down while we inspect the bridge. Traffic is being diverted off the...
Posted by Georgia DOT - Northwest on Wednesday, July 28, 2021
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