Crash involving tractor-trailer shuts down I-75 SB in north...

A two-vehicle crash involving a tractor-trailer Saturday shut down all traffic on I-75 southbound in Whitfield County in north Georgia, the Georgia State Patrol said in a statement. Also, two northbound lanes were closed about 2 p.m.

Traffic was being diverted at Exit 345 (U.S. 41).

There were injuries, and the tractor-trailer was fully engulfed in flames.

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