Boy, 8, Critically Injured in I-85 Wreck

Car flipped in crash Thursday night, closing lanes of traffic in Buford area, according to reports.

Posted Sat, Mar 12, 2016 at 10:24 am ET|Updated Sat, Mar 12, 2016 at 10:26 am ET

BUFORD, GA — An 8-year-old boy was expected to survive after critical injuries in a wreck late Thursday on I-85, according to media reports.

A woman's Chevrolet Tahoe veered off the interstate, onto a grassy median before flipping and hitting a tractor-trailer, according to the AJC.

The crash closed several lanes of I-85 near I-985.

A witness told Channel 2 the mother could be heard saying, "Check for my baby."

The child was airlifted to Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta with life-threatening injuries, according to the Gwinnett Daily Post.

The cause of the crash is under investigation.

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