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Serious crash on Interstate 20
A driver told FOX 5 crews how he pulled a man out of a burning car after a crash on Interstate 20 in Atlanta.
ATLANTA - A crash involving a wrong way driver shut down a major intersection of Interstate 20 and sent multiple people to the hospital on Wednesday morning, police say.
The crash and fire happened around 3 a.m. at the intersection of I-20 eastbound and Hamilton E. Holmes Drive in Atlanta.
Crews responded to the scene to remove debris from the area.
Officials say a driver heading the wrong way on the interstate crashed head-on into another vehicle, causing a series of collisions.
FOX 5 crews at the scene spoke to a driver who says he pulled a man out of the burning vehicle.
"We got the fire extinguisher and started to slow the fire down," the driver said. "I just kept pulling until I got him out, man."
Medics transported multiple people to local hospitals, the Atlanta Police Department said. The conditions and number of the injured have not been released.
All lanes were reopened by 6:30 a.m. although traffic remained heavy in the area.
An investigation into the crash is ongoing.