Traffic along parts of I-285 South in DeKalb County is moving hours after a “major” wreck early Tuesday disrupted commuters, according to authorities.
Around 12:30 p.m., Georgia Department of Transportation cameras showed vehicles back on southbound lanes near the Glenwood Road exit, close to where the crash happened. The state agency is advising one right lane is still closed.
The collision that jammed motorists happened around 6:30 a.m. It caused standstill traffic stretching as far north as Covington Highway and just south of I-20.
DeKalb fire department spokesperson Tiffany Pinkston confirmed the wreck involved a tractor trailer and three passenger vehicles. Initial reports as law enforcement headed to the scene indicated a possible entrapment, but Pinkston said all occupants were located and those involved suffered only minor injuries.
Crews at the scene worked to extinguish a fire from the tractor trailer. Pinkston said a “large quantity” of cardboard boxes inside the trailer created a “substantial fire load,” and the effort it took to get water to the scene contributed to the extended closure.
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