Gwinnett County police are asking motorists to avoid the area after a "serious accident" shut down all northbound lanes on Interstate 85 just before Lawreneville-Suwanee Rd. on Thursday morning.
Gwinnett County police are asking motorists to avoid the area after a "serious accident" shut down all northbound lanes on Interstate 85 just before Lawreneville-Suwanee Rd. on Thursday morning.
All lanes of Interstate 85 northbound in the Suwanee area are again open after a "serious accident" caused major back-ups Thursday morning.
Gwinnett police said wreck occurred just before Georgia State Route 317, L'vill-Suwanee Road at mile marker 111.
All lanes were finally re-opened after noon after traffic was snarled to a standstill for hours.
Georgia State Patrol officials said at least 10 vehicles were involved in the crash, with one of the vehicles being a tractor trailer.
When troopers arrived, they say they found two vehicles overturned, according to Daily Post news partner Fox 5 Atlanta. One driver had to be freed from the wreckage by Gwinnett Fire and Emergency services, officials said.
That driver suffered a serious head injury and has been transported to Northside Gwinnett hospital in critical condition, according to the Georgia State Patrol.
At least three other drivers suffered injuries, officials said.
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