BARTOW COUNTY, Ga. — Six people were injured in a series of crashes on Interstate 75 in Bartow County Wednesday morning.
At approximately 6:26 a.m., a Georgia State Patrol Trooper was dispatched to multiple crashes involving multiple vehicles and three tractor-trailers on I-75 northbound at mile marker 278.
The first crash involved three vehicles and happened in the left lane.
This crash caused another crash involving three tractor-trailers.
Once the first crash happened, traffic came to an abrupt stop.
Two tractor-trailers were traveling in the middle lane and were able to come to a complete stop.
The driver of a third tractor-trailer was hauling a heavy steel beam load and was not able to slow down before striking the back of one of the stopped tractor-trailers, forcing it into the truck in front of it.
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That crash caused all three lanes to become blocked.
A third crash happened in the same spot due to debris from the previous crash.
The right emergency lane was opened at approximately 7:43 a.m.
By 8:30 a.m., all lanes were cleared.
A total of six people reported minor injuries.
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