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At least 1 person critically injured in 10-vehicle crash on I-85 in Gwinnett County

By FOX 5 Atlanta Digital Team
Updated  March 16, 2023 5:22pm EDT
Gwinnett County
FOX 5 Atlanta

All lanes reopened after 10-car pileup on I-85

All lanes on Interstate 85 are back open after a 10-car crash shut down part of the road for more than three hours Thursday morning. State troopers were called to the scene around 8 a.m. on I-85 north near Lawrenceville-Suwanee Road in Gwinnett County.

GWINNETT COUNTY, Ga. - Traffic is flowing once again along Interstate 85 northbound in Gwinnett County after a major crash kept traffic at a stand still for hours.

The wreck happened around 8 a.m. near SR 317, L'vill-Suwanee Road.

According to Georgia State Patrol, at least 10 vehicles were involved in the crash. One of the vehicles was a tractor trailer. When troopers arrived, they say they found two vehicles overturned. One driver had to be freed from the wreckage by Gwinnett Fire. That driver suffered a serious head injury and has been transported to Northside Gwinnett hospital in critical condition, according to GSP.

Officials say at least three other drivers suffered injuries.

GSP has set up a detour from I-85 northbound onto Old Peachtree Road and Sugarloaf Parkway.

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Major crash shuts down I-85 northbound in Gwinnett County. (SkyFOX 5)

All six lanes on the northbound side were blocked. Traffic began slowing moving once again around 11:24 a.m. before eventually returning to normal.