Crime & Safety

Horse Dead In I-85 S Crash Involving 5 Vehicles

Three cars and two tractor-trailers were involved in a Gwinnett County crash that reportedly killed a horse on I-85 south.

BUFORD, GA — A horse died in a five-vehicle pileup early Thursday morning on Interstate 85 in Buford, according to media reports.

Gwinnett County Police said the crash happened around 4 a.m. on I-85 south at Gravel Springs Road. Three cars and two tractor-trailers were involved in the fatal crash, police said.

While police did not identify any injuries or fatalities, WXIA reported a horse was killed in the crash, citing transportation officials.

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The cause of the crash was not immediately known, and police did not who owned the horse.

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