The Cobb County ramp from I-285 eastbound to I-75 northbound reopened Monday afternoon after a tractor-trailer wreck had completely shut down the ramp early in the morning.
The truck overturned and caught fire around 5 a.m. on the ramp from I-285 eastbound to I-75 northbound. Police closed that ramp while fire crews doused the fire.
The fire was extinguished by around 5:30, but it was nearly 8:30 before authorities were able to open one of the two ramp lanes. By 4 p.m., all lanes were reopened and traffic was flowing after the emergency roadwork was completed.
The ramp from I-285 westbound to I-75 southbound was also shut down around 5:30 a.m. while authorities inspected that ramp’s overpass for damage from the fire, which burned under the bridge. That ramp had reopened by 6:45 a.m.
According to the Georgia State Patrol, the truck’s driver, Hanson Tunsil, 54, of Jacksonville, Fla., and a passenger in the truck, were taken to Wellstar Kennestone Hospital for treatment. The extent of their injuries was not immediately known.
Tunsil, whose truck was carrying cardboard food service trays, was charged with driving too fast for conditions, the state patrol said.
—Angel K. Brooks contributed to this report.
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