Crime & Safety

Two Killed in I-85 Wreck in Gwinnett

Fatal wreck involving tractor trailer closed northbound traffic Thursday afternoon.

DULUTH, Ga. — Two people died in a wreck Thursday afternoon on Interstate 85.

Northbound lanes were closed to traffic at 2:30 p.m. and did not reopen until late Thursday afternoon , according to Gwinnett Police.

A tractor trailer hit a car, according to WSB-TV.

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The truck was hauling 40,000 pounds of steel, according to 11Alive.

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