Investigators are working to determine what caused a multi-vehicle crash on I-85 that left seven people dead east of Atlanta.
According to the Georgia State Patrol, the six-vehicle collision happened near mile marker 147, just south of the Commerce Outlets in Jackson County. Troopers say a tractor-trailer following too closely struck the rear of a Dodge van, causing it to catch fire. All seven people inside the van were killed.
Among the vehicles involved was a Furkids Animal Rescue van transporting 37 cats to a shelter in Vermont. Many of the cats escaped after the crash, and five remain missing…