Traffic is moving again on I-20 in DeKalb County after a box truck overturned in the middle of the interstate Tuesday afternoon.

The wreck occurred in the eastbound lanes just past the Candler Road exit about 6:15 p.m., according to the WSB 24-hour Traffic Center.

The crash caused heavy delays for motorists, but Georgia Department of Transportation crews cleared the wreck and began reopening lanes shortly after 7 p.m., according to the Traffic Center.

Some delays remain, but traffic appears to be moving again in all but one right lane.

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Angie McBrayer, ex-wife of James Aaron McBrayer, leans her head on her son Sam McBrayer as she and her three children and two grandchildren (from left) Jackson McBrayer, 3, Piper Jae McBrayer, 7, Katy Isaza, and Jordan McBrayer, visit the grave of James McBrayer, Thursday, November 20, 2025, in Tifton. He died after being restrained by Tift County sheriff's deputies on April 24, 2019. His ex-wife witnessed the arrest and said she thought the deputies were being rough but did not imagine that McBrayer would die. (Hyosub Shin/AJC)

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