Deputy injured after bear collision on Georgia interstate

A black bear was killed and a Georgia sheriff’s deputy was injured after two vehicles hit the animal on a Georgia interstate.

According to the Twiggs County Sheriff’s Office, the crash happened around 12:30 a.m. Friday on the eastbound lanes of Interstate 16.

A citizen’s vehicle hit the bear after it suddenly ran into the roadway in the darkness. A sheriff’s deputy traveling behind the citizen then hit the bear with a patrol vehicle…

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