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9 injured in west Cobb wreck

By Marcus K Garner
July 10, 2013

All lanes are open after an early-morning wreck in the Mableton area, according to police.

Nine people were injured in the wreck at the intersection of Austell Road and the East-West Connector after a crash between a pick-up truck and a minivan, Cobb County Police are reporting.

The southbound lanes of Austell Road were blocked at the East-West Connector for about an hour following the accident that was reported at 5:34 a.m., police spokesman Sgt. Dana Pierce told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

Four people are being hospitalized and five more refused treatment, police said.

The cause of the wreck has not been determined.

Please return for more updates.

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