Three killed when truck slams head-on into public transit bus, Georgia troopers say
Three people were killed and multiple others were injured in a head-on crash with a public transit bus in Georgia, troopers say.
Authorities were called around 11:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 8, about a three-vehicle crash in south Fulton County, according to Georgia State Patrol.
Investigators said a Ford F-150 was headed north on Stonewall Tell Road, approaching the intersection with South Fulton Parkway, when it struck the back passenger side of a sedan that was trying to turn left.
The truck then careened into the path of a Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority bus, hitting it head on, troopers said in a preliminary report.
Three people inside the F-150 died at the scene, the report says.
Authorities didn’t release their identities.
Investigators said the F-150’s driver “disregarded a traffic control device” before the fatal crash.
Three other passengers in the truck were taken to a hospital with serious injuries, according to authorities. The driver of the MARTA bus was also seriously hurt, and there were no additional people on board.
The driver in the black sedan left before authorities arrived, according to the report.
The crash remains under investigation.
Fulton County is in north-central Georgia, and its county seat is Atlanta.
This story was originally published August 9, 2023 at 11:21 AM with the headline "Three killed when truck slams head-on into public transit bus, Georgia troopers say."