Three people were killed in a crash that blocked Old National Highway through South Fulton for hours early Friday morning.
The crash was reported around 2:30 a.m. between Bethsaida and Jonesboro roads, the Georgia Department of Transportation said. Police and road workers were at the scene well into the late morning hours.
Officials told Channel 2 Action News that a Polaris Slingshot, a three-wheeled motorcycle, collided with a Hyundai Sonata. The wreck killed the driver of the Polaris, his family confirmed. They identified him as 46-year-old Ryan Hines.
Credit: John Spink / John.Spink@ajc.com
Credit: John Spink / John.Spink@ajc.com
At least two people were in the Hyundai, and one of them was ejected from the car and killed, Channel 2 reported. One other person was also killed, according to the news station.
Credit: John Spink / John.Spink@ajc.com
Credit: John Spink / John.Spink@ajc.com
Hines wasn’t far from home when the crash happened, and he died on impact, his stepson Terence Guthrie told reporters at the scene.
“He was a happy person,” Guthrie said. “He enjoyed everybody, and everybody enjoyed him. He was loving ... life is so short.”
Credit: John Spink / John.Spink@ajc.com
Credit: John Spink / John.Spink@ajc.com
Officials have not released any details about what led to the crash.
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