Crime & Safety

9 Injured in East-West Connector Crash

Four were hospitalized.

By Rodney Thrash

6-vehicle crash at the intersection of Austell Road and the East-West Connector early Wednesday morning injured nine people.

Four people were taken to a local hospital after the accident, which was reported at 5:34 a.m., according to reports from Fox 5 Atlanta and the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

Southbound lanes of Austell Road were closed for about an hour, according to the AJC.

The five others who were injured refused treatment, police said.

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