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Camper crash causes major headaches on Downtown Connector

A camper trailer overturned on I-85 in the shadow of the 17th Street Bridge, causing all traffic to be forced onto I-75 North.
A camper trailer overturned on I-85 in the shadow of the 17th Street Bridge, causing all traffic to be forced onto I-75 North.
Updated April 29, 2021

All lanes of I-85 North reopened Thursday after a camper trailer crashed at the point where the Downtown Connector splits in Midtown.

The wreck caused all traffic on the northbound Connector to be temporarily redirected onto I-75 North on Thursday afternoon.

Video from the scene showed the trailer overturned in the shadow of the 17th Street bridge. The crash involved four vehicles and resulted in only minor injuries, Atlanta Fire and Rescue said.

A video from the scene showed a white SUV that crashed down an embankment of the left shoulder of I-85 toward the I-75 North HOV exit.

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Henri Hollis is a reporter and restaurant critic for the Food & Dining team. Formerly a freelance writer and photographer with a focus on food and restaurants, he joined the AJC full-time in January 2021, first covering breaking news. He is a lifelong Atlantan and a graduate of Georgia Tech.

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