BANKS COUNTY, Ga. — The Georgia State Patrol has released more details One man is dead following a rollover crash near Banks Crossing.
Banks County Fire & Emergency Services responded to the I-85 southbound exit ramp off Highway 441 at Banks Crossing shortly after 4 p.m. on February 2. Fire Chief Steve Nichols reported that units arrived to find a vehicle with extensive damage.
The Georgia State Patrol investigated the accident and determined that a Toyota Tacoma was traveling southbound in the left lane and a tractor-trailer was traveling southbound in the right lane. The driver of the Toyota attempted to make a lane change into the right lane and struck the left front of the tractor-trailer. The impact caused the Toyota to rotate and overturn, eventually exiting the west shoulder.
Nichols said the driver was “trapped inside with extensive injuries.” Fire personnel extricated the patient, and he was transported to Northeast Georgia Medical Center in “very serious condition.” He later died at the hospital.
The driver’s name has not been released. No other injuries were reported.
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