Crime & Safety

5 Injured in 5-Car Accident

Mars Hill Road between Cliff Dawson Road and Rankin Road was closed shortly after 6 p.m. as a result of the collision.

Five people were being treated for injuries following a traffic accident involving five vehicles on Mars Hill Road around 6 p.m. on Wednesday, authorities reported.

Mars Hill Road between Cliff Dawson and Rankin Road was shut down as the accident was being cleared, Chief Deputy Lee Weems of the said.

The Georgia State Patrol was on the scene investigating, first responders from the assisted the injured and Sheriff's deputies were controlling traffic in the area, Weems said.Β 

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By 6:30 p.m., four people had already been transported to St. Mary's Hospital for treatment, he added.Β  One additional person was treated at the scene, Weems said.


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