1 critical after 4-vehicle crash shuts down I-20 in Newton County for 2 hours
A four-vehicle wreck shut down I-20 in both directions for almost two hours in Newton County on Wednesday afternoon, authorities said.
The Georgia State Patrol said an investigation revealed a Nissan Titan traveling west on I-20 struck a Chevrolet Impala from behind, causing the Impala to cross the grass median into eastbound traffic.
A Saturn Vue headed east lost control when attempting to miss the Impala and overturned multiple times, the GSP said. A Suburu Legacy traveling east then struck the Impala.
#REDALERT Newton Co: Bad Serious Crash...I-20/eb/wb near Hwy 11 (98). All lanes SHUTDOWN in both directions. Use Hwy 278 as an alternate. Avoid! #ATLtraffic pic.twitter.com/tr9yi29yLi
— Triple Team Traffic (@WSBTraffic) June 6, 2018
Four injured people were transported by Newton County Emergency Medical Services to Atlanta area hospitals, while a fifth was airlifted to Atlanta Medical Center, the GSP said. One patient is in critical condition.
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