2 dead after van crashes into fallen tree in Cobb County

COBB COUNTY, Ga. - Two people were killed on Wednesday when a tree fell in front of their vehicle shortly before 3 p.m. in Cobb County, according to the Cobb County Police Department.

Police say 61-year-old Nicolay Boytchev of Smyrna and 46-year-old Alberto Alvarado Nicacio of Marietta were in a 2019 Mercedes Benz Sprinter van and were traveling west on South Cobb Drive east of Lake Circle in the right lane when a tree along the northern shoulder broke at its base and fell into the path of the northbound van.

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Boytchev and Nicacio suffered fatal injuries when the van struck the tree. They were pronounced deceased by the Cobb County Medical Examiner's Office. Their next of kin have been notified.