Deadly crash shuts down I-20 West headed into downtown Atlanta

A deadly crash and car fire shut down I-20 West just east of the Downtown Connector on Monday morning.

The accident involved multiple vehicles and caused major delays at Hill Street, according to the WSB 24-hour Traffic Center.

Watch: Red alert - I-20 WB & Boulevard, multivehicle fatal wreck all lanes shut down - https://t.co/oCMVuZCPh6 #Atlanta pic.twitter.com/L8vln541EU
— John Spink (@johnjspink) April 3, 2017

Traffic was forced off the interstate at Boulevard Street.

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