Two people were killed Saturday after a wreck that shut down all northbound lanes of I-985 in Gwinnett County for more than two hours.
For unknown reasons, a southbound vehicle crossed the median and into northbound traffic, Gwinnett police spokesman R.E. Long told Channel 2 Action News. The southbound vehicle struck a northbound vehicle, he said.
The two occupants of the southbound vehicle died and the lone occupant of the northbound vehicle was taken to a hospital with unknown injuries, Long told Channel 2.
Northbound lanes of I-985 did not reopen until just after 4:30 p.m., according to the television station.
The two people killed in the wreck have not been identified pending notification of next of kin. The crash remains under investigation.
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