Crime & Safety
I-85 Southbound Shut Down By Overturned Orange Truck
BREAKING: The Gwinnett County crash happened on the interstate near Highway 20 and Mall of Georgia.
BUFORD, GA — All southbound lanes of Interstate 85 in Gwinnett County were shut down during rush hour Wednesday, after a tractor-trailer carrying oranges overturned.
The crash happened shortly before 5 p.m., the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported.
Southbound lanes on the interstate were not expected to re-open until at least 6 p.m.
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The wreck was near Exit 115, just south of Highway 20 and the Mall of Georgia.
To read the AJC's report, click here.
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Gwinnett traffic: I-85 shut down near Mall of Georgia after tractor-trailer overturns https://t.co/hYvRa0cWFx pic.twitter.com/O2VA5SU0h4
— AJC (@ajc) September 21, 2016
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