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Semi-trailer crashes into a van on a Georgia highway, killing 7
- On Oct. 13, 2025, a fiery pileup on Interstate 85 in Jackson County, Georgia, left eight dead, officials said, involving a semi-trailer and a van near mile marker 7.
- Georgia State Patrol investigators say a semi-trailer chicken feed truck struck the back of a Dodge van after following too closely, triggering a chain reaction involving four other vehicles and a six-vehicle pileup.
- Authorities say the dead included three adults and five children from the Gwinnett County family, one victim three months pregnant; officials said dental records will be needed for identification.
- The van was carrying 37 cats bound for Vermont, and Furkids Animal Rescue and Shelters said five cats are missing while northbound lanes of I-85 closed until almost 10 p.m.
- The Georgia State Patrol's Specialized Collision Reconstruction Team is investigating, troopers are identifying occupants, and Deputy Jackson County Coroner Dean Stringer confirmed another death Tuesday, with Franka Young saying, `Once we receive new information, we will provide you with an update.
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8 killed, including 5 children, in Georgia interstate crash
Eight people, including five children, were killed Monday in a fiery, chain-reaction crash involving a semi-truck and five other vehicles on an interstate in Georgia. The semi-truck collided with a Dodge van Monday afternoon in the northbound lanes of I-85 in Jackson County — about 60 miles north of Atlanta — causing an additional four vehicles to get hit, the Georgia State Patrol said. All seven people in the van were killed when the car caught…
Eighth body was found at Georgia highway crash between semitrailer and van, official says
JEFFERSON, Ga. -- An eighth body has been discovered at the site of a fiery Georgia highway crash between a semitrailer and van, Deputy Jackson County Coroner Dean Stringer said Tuesday.
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An eighth body was found at a Georgia highway crash between a semitrailer and van, official says
An eighth body has been found at a fiery Georgia highway crash between a semitrailer and van, Deputy Jackson County Coroner Dean Stringer said Tuesday.
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