Crime & Safety
3 Dead, 3 Injured In Wrong-Way GA Crash During Labor Day Weekend
A Nissan Rogue was going the wrong way on GA-73 and hit another vehicle head-on, leading to the deadly crash, the GSP said.
CLAXTON, GA — A deadly wrong-way crash Saturday afternoon in Evans County claimed the lives of three people and injured three others, the Georgia State Patrol said.
Post 18 Reidsville troopers responded around 1:30 p.m. to GA-73 near Caddie Green Road in Claxton. Details were limited Tuesday.
A Nissan Rogue was going south in the northbound lanes of GA-73 and hit head-on a Ford E350 that was heading north on GA-73, the GSP said.
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Three people in the Nissan died at the scene, and a fourth person in the Nissan was taken to a Statesboro hospital by emergency medical personnel, the GSP said.
Two people in the Ford had serious injuries and were airlifted to Memorial Hospital in Savannah, the GSP said.
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Those who died were not identified.
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