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I-85 NB reopening after tractor-trailer fire; 1 taken to hospital in Jackson County

JACKSON COUNTY, Ga. — Interstate 85 northbound is starting to reopen in Jackson County after a tractor-trailer crashed into a car and caught fire.

The crash happened Tuesday morning near the Winder Hwy exit.

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West Jackson County Fire Chief Ben Stephens confirmed to Channel 2 Action News that a person was taken by an ambulance to the hospital with moderate injuries.

Firefighters are trying to find the tractor-trailer driver.

One lane has reopened as of 10 a.m.

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