Police have recognized the victims of a lethal crash after a automobile went over a wall and landed on the interstate in Gwinnett County.
The crash occurred the place Interstate 85 and Ga. 316 meet close to the Nice Hill Highway space.
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Officers have confirmed 5 folks had been killed and three had been injured within the crash involving three automobiles.
On Monday night time, Gwinnett Police recognized every of the victims. Three ladies and two boys, all of which had been youngsters.
Katy Gaitan, 17 from Atlanta, Ashley Gaitan, 16 from Atlanta, Coral Lorenzo 17 from Atlanta, Hung Nguyen 18 from Lawrenceville and Abner Santana 19 from Suwanee.
Police say three of the victims went to Lakeside Excessive College in DeKalb County.
The three survivors of the crash had been taken to the hospital in secure situation, based on authorities.
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Channel 2′s Steve Gehlbach talked to crash investigators, who mentioned that round 3:45 a.m., a automobile went over the wall from Ga. 316 to I-85 South and hit a 3rd automobile on the freeway under.
A number of folks had been thrown from the automobile.
“I’d say it was a few 50-foot drop,” Cpl. Christian D’Allaird with the Gwinnett County Police Division mentioned.
D’Allaird mentioned he believed that the entire individuals who had been killed had been in the identical car.
“As to what elements went into why the car went over the wall, we don’t know that but,” D’Allaird mentioned.
It’s unclear what prompted the crash.
Authorities are persevering with to analyze.
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