Crime & Safety

Head-On Crash in Marietta Kills One

A woman was killed when her station wagon drifted into oncoming traffic.

A mid-morning traffic accident in Marietta has claimed the life of one person, WSB-TV reports.

According to the station, a red Ford station wagon crossed over into oncoming traffic on Austell Road near Reed Drive at approximately 10:30 a.m. The station wagon collided with another vehicle with such force that part of the car flew into a store, WSB-TV says.

Southbound travel lanes on Austell Road are shut down due to the accident.

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