Augusta, GA
Vehicle fire causes traffic block on Bobby Jones Expressway
AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – A vehicle caught on fire causing unknown injuries on Bobby Jones Expressway early Monday morning, according to authorities.
Richmond County dispatch says deputies were on the scene as of 7:28 a.m. on Bobby Jones Expressway at the Peach Orchard Road exit.
Dispatch says fire crews were on the way, and that there are unknown injuries at this time.
According to Georgia Department of Transportation, two of the three east bound lanes were blocked, with an anticipated end time of 8 a.m.
Traffic was backed up almost all the way to the Deans Bridge Road exit.
We got a video tip from a viewer of the accident.
We passed on ambulance just before we arrived on scene at 8:05 a.m., and the scene was cleared.
We have reached out to learn more.
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