3 people killed in fiery crash involving a half-dozen vehicles on north Georgia interstate

CALHOUN, Ga. — (AP) — Three people were killed and two others injured in a fiery wreck involving multiple vehicles and semi-trailers on the interstate that connects Atlanta to Chattanooga, Tennessee, authorities said. The crash closed all of the southbound lanes Tuesday morning.

The crash happened on Interstate 75 near Calhoun, Georgia, the Gordon County Sheriff’s Office said.

A semi-trailer headed north on the freeway collided with a car, and the truck then crossed the median into the southbound lanes, the Georgia State Patrol said. That caused collisions with two other semi-trailers, a car and a pickup truck, the agency said. The pickup caught fire…

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