Crime & Safety
Person Injured After Car Gets Trapped Under Truck In Gwinnett
Bystanders tried to rescue the person before firefighters arrived, police said.
GWINNETT COUNTY, GA — A person suffered from serious injuries after their car got stuck under a tractor-trailer on GA-316 Tuesday, Gwinnett County Police said.
Police did not say specifically where along GA-316 the crashed occurred but said the crash happened around 4 a.m., when a tractor-trailer was hit by an oncoming car while trying to make a U-turn.
Bystanders attempted to help the person who was trapped inside of the car but were unsuccessful, police said. Firefighters were able to rescue the person through extrication.
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Police said the person had to have surgery.
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No further details were available early Tuesday afternoon.
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