5 Injured In 2-Vehicle Crash In Milton

MILTON, GA -- Five people, including two children, were injured Saturday evening in a two-vehicle crash on S.R. 140 in Milton. Officers, Milton Fire-Rescue firefighters and EMS officials were all dispatched around 6:35 p.m. Dec. 9 to the collision on Arnold Mill Road just north of Old Arnold Mill Road, which is near the Fulton-Cherokee county line.

Officers arrived and found a Chevrolet Avalanche was traveling southbound on Arnold Mill Road into Fulton County when it lost control, went into a sideways skid and was hit by a Cadillac Escalade that was going northbound, Milton police said.

The four occupants of the Chevrolet, including the two juveniles, were transported to an area hospital to be treated for injuries. The Milton Police Crash Team responded to investigate, and preliminary results indicate that the Avalanche was traveling too fast for conditions right before the collision, the agency added.

Fortunately, none of the injuries suffered by the occupants of the Avalanche were life-threatening. The driver of the Escalade was transported to a local hospital for treatment and was later released.

The collision, which forced the city of Milton to close down this stretch of Arnold Mill Road for a few hours, is still under investigation.

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