At Least 6 Killed in Fiery Van Crash on Georgia Interstate

At Least 6 Killed in Fiery Van Crash on Georgia Interstate
Tire marks on the pavement, front, near the scene of a deadly crash in Gwinnett County, Ga., on April 24. 2021. Gwinnett County Police Department via AP
The Associated Press
Updated:

SUWANEE, Ga.—At least six people died and several others were hurt in an interstate crash in Georgia that left a passenger van engulfed in flames and rolled on its side, police said.

Passersby stopped to pull people from the burning vehicle Saturday evening along I-85 near the I-985 split, Gwinnett County police Sgt. Michele Pihera said in a news release. The area is about 35 miles northeast of downtown Atlanta.