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UPDATE: Single Car Accident Sends Family To Hospital
A single vehicle accident on Interstate 575 northbound at Ridgewalk Parkway has sent three people, including a baby, to area hospitals.
A single vehicle accident on Interstate 575 in Woodstock has sent three people, including a baby, to area hospitals with serious injuries.
The accident happened Thursday afternoon on the northbound side of Exit 9 at Ridgewalk Parkway in Woodstock, and which shut down the entire northbound side of the interstate.
Along with the Woodstock Police Department, both Cherokee County Fire and Emergency Services and the Woodstock Fire Department responded to the accident at the Ridgewalk Parkway overpass just shortly after 1:30 p.m., said CC-FES Spokesperson Tim Cavender.
Cavender said the accident occured when a black Ford pick-up truck allegedly "rolled several times" and landed on the wall underneath the bridge.
The male driver had to be removed from the vehicle and the female passenger was able to remove herself from the truck. She was discovered by first responders sitting under the bridge with her five-month-old baby.
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The woman had "numerous" cuts to her leg, and appeared to be in stable condition, Cavender said.
The infant, he added, "was conscious and alert and did not appear to have any external injuries."
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The man is listed in critical condition, while the woman is stable, Cavender said.
The cause of the accident is under investigation, said Woodstock Police Department Spokesperson Brittany Duncan.
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