Forsyth County authorities were on the scene of a fatal wreck late Tuesday morning north of Cumming.

The wreck happened before 9 a.m. on Ga. 53 near Porter Lane in northern Forsyth County.

According to the Georgia State Patrol, two vehicles collided head-on, killing both drivers.

Ga. 53 was shut down in both directions while authorities investigated the wreck.

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Austin Walters died from an overdose in 2021 after taking a Xanax pill laced with fentanyl, his father said. A new law named after Austin and aimed at preventing deaths from fentanyl has resulted in its first convictions in Georgia, prosecutors said. (Family photo)

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