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3 dead in fiery wreck involving driver going wrong way on Carroll County highway

By FOX 5 Atlanta Digital Team
Updated  October 10, 2023 7:36am EDT
Carroll County
FOX 5 Atlanta

Several dead in fiery crash in Carroll County

A FOX 5 viewer driving near the scene captured the moments after the deadly multi-vehicle crash on Highway 27.

ROOPVILLE, Ga. - Three people are dead after a fiery crash on U.S. Highway 27 near the intersection of Georgia Highway 5 in Roopville on Monday evening.

The Georgia State Patrol says that the crash happened shortly before 8:45 p.m. when a Lincoln Towncar began traveling north in the southbound lanes of Georgia 1.

According to investigators, the Towncar struck a Mazda Miata and then a Chevrolet Cruze before catching on fire.

FOX 5 crews saw at least one vehicle overturned and numerous emergency vehicles on the scene.

U.S. Highway 27 at Georgia Highway 5 in Roopville was shut down due to a deadly crash on Oct. 10, 2023.

U.S. Highway 27 at Georgia Highway 5 in Roopville was shut down due to a deadly crash on Oct. 10, 2023. (FOX 5)

A FOX 5 viewer who was driving near the scene right before the crash says that she could see multiple cars on fire and heard a man shouting for first responders to help.

All the drivers involved in the crash were pronounced dead at the scene. Officials say they were the only occupants of the vehicles. Their identities have not been released at this time. 

Crews shut down the highway as they worked at the scene of the deadly crash. One lane of traffic was opened just after midnight, GDOT reported.

U.S. Highway 27 at Georgia Highway 5 in Roopville was shut down due to a deadly crash on Oct. 10, 2023.

U.S. Highway 27 at Georgia Highway 5 in Roopville was shut down due to a deadly crash on Oct. 10, 2023. (FOX )

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