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Traffic reopens on I-75 in Cherokee after crash involving tanker truck

Crews were on the scene Thursday of a collision involving a tanker truck on I-75 in Cherokee County. (Credit: Georgia Department of Transportation)
Crews were on the scene Thursday of a collision involving a tanker truck on I-75 in Cherokee County. (Credit: Georgia Department of Transportation)
By Steve Burns
April 28, 2016

Traffic reopened on northbound I-75 in Cherokee County about 11:30 a.m. Thursday after an earlier collision between a car and a tanker truck, authorities said.

The accident occurred just south of Ga. 92, Cherokee sheriff’s Lt. Jay Baker said. A southbound vehicle crossed the median and hit the truck, rupturing the truck’s fuel tank, he said.

Fuel had spilled onto the roadway and required cleanup, according to Georgia Department of Transportation officials.

There was no immediate word on injuries.

» For updated traffic information, listen to News 95.5 and AM 750 WSB and follow @ajcwsbtraffic on Twitter.

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