Traffic & Transit
One Dead, Four Injured In Atlanta Downtown Connector Crash
The multi-vehicle crash happened around 4 am Thursday morning on one of Atlanta's busiest highways.
ATLANTA -- One person was killed and four others were injured in a serious crash, multi-vehicle crash Thursday morning on Atlanta's busy downtown connector. The crash happened around 4 am near Fair Drive.
Langford Parkway. Police said a woman was killed, with two others in serious condition and two more people were injured.
The highway was closed for about two hours and reopened around 6:30 am, as Atlanta's rush hour was in full swing.
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LANES OPEN: All lanes on I-75/I-85 SB NOW OPEN after this morning’s wreck. Traffic flowing slowly in both directions. #breaking @GoodDayAtlanta pic.twitter.com/GSCERtH8r7
— Alexa Liacko FOX 5 (@AlexaLiackoFOX5) May 9, 2019
.@mckayWSB was the only reporter over the scene when authorities opened all lanes of I-75/85/sb at Langford Parkway. Airborne traffic updates all morning on @wsbtv and @wsbradio. #ATLtraffic pic.twitter.com/wI3Hih5An5
— Mark Arum (@MarkArum) May 9, 2019
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