Seven people were killed in a fiery crash on a highway in Georgia on Monday afternoon when a semi-trailer struck a van and it burst into flames, according to law enforcement.The semi-trailer was following too close to the Dodge van on Interstate 85 in Jackson County, about 62 miles northeast of Atlanta, when the crash happened, Franka Young, a spokesperson for the Georgia Department of Public Safety, said in an email. Seven people in the van died at the scene.Four other vehicles also crashed in what officials described as a “chain reaction” after the initial collision.The identities of the people killed have not been released.The crash is being investigated by the Georgia State Patrol’s Specialized Collision Reconstruction Team, according to Young.Furkids Animal Rescue and Shelter confirmed on Monday night that one of its transport vans was involved in the deadly crash on I-85 in Jackson County.The organization said the van was carrying 37 cats to a partner shelter in Vermont when it was struck about 90 minutes after leaving Atlanta. “We are devastated for the families affected, and our thoughts and deepest sympathies are with them,” Furkids said in a statement posted to its official Facebook page.The shelter said its driver and several animals were injured, while five cats remain missing. Staff members were on scene working to recover the animals and provide medical care to the 32 cats that have been found.”This is a tragic day, and our thoughts are with all who are grieving,” the statement said.
Seven people were killed in a fiery crash on a highway in Georgia on Monday afternoon when a semi-trailer struck a van and it burst into flames, according to law enforcement.
The semi-trailer was following too close to the Dodge van on Interstate 85 in Jackson County, about 62 miles northeast of Atlanta, when the crash happened, Franka Young, a spokesperson for the Georgia Department of Public Safety, said in an email. Seven people in the van died at the scene.
Four other vehicles also crashed in what officials described as a “chain reaction” after the initial collision.
The identities of the people killed have not been released.
The crash is being investigated by the Georgia State Patrol’s Specialized Collision Reconstruction Team, according to Young.
Furkids Animal Rescue and Shelter confirmed on Monday night that one of its transport vans was involved in the deadly crash on I-85 in Jackson County.
The organization said the van was carrying 37 cats to a partner shelter in Vermont when it was struck about 90 minutes after leaving Atlanta. “We are devastated for the families affected, and our thoughts and deepest sympathies are with them,” Furkids said in a statement posted to its official Facebook page.
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The shelter said its driver and several animals were injured, while five cats remain missing. Staff members were on scene working to recover the animals and provide medical care to the 32 cats that have been found.
“This is a tragic day, and our thoughts are with all who are grieving,” the statement said.
