Police report that a passenger vehicle and a tractor trailer truck were involved in the accident when a red car smashed up under the rear of the tractor trailer.

MyFox Atlanta reports:

The crash happened at Interstate 20 eastbound near Interstate 285 northbound. Several lanes of Interstate 20 eastbound were shut down.

Units of Atlanta Fire and Rescue as well as the Georgia State Patrol are on the scene.

The name of the victim has not been released.

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Fatal semi truck crash on Interstate 95 just south of Savannah, GA

The Thornton family from Pittsburgh, PA was on its way to a vacation in Florida when the semi tractor-trailer plowed into the rear of their minivan, killing  3-year old Sean Thornton who was in a car seat at the time.

According to Georgia State Police, at the time of the accident, the minivan was being driven by his mother, Susan Thornton, 38 years old who is listed in critical condition at a hospital in Savannah, GA.

Location of fatal semi truck accident about 45 miles south of Savannah, GA on I-95

The boy’s father, Daniel Thornton, 47 years old, and two other children Christopher, age 8 and Sarah, age 5 were also in the vehicle at the time. All sustained injuries – some serious, but all were reported as non-life-threatening.

The accident occurred when heavy traffic forced the family’s vehicle to slow down to about 5 mph when the 18 wheeler, driven by Willie Hill, 50 years old from Jacksonville, FL, slammed into the back of the minivan. The force of the accident caused the vehicles to become entangled and to be shoved off the roadway into the woods by the side of the road, knocking down a couple of trees along the way.

According to witnesses, the big rig was travelling about 70 mph at the time and never braked before plowing into the van. According to a story in the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, Hill could face criminal charges. Georgia State Patrol said that the accident is being investigated, but as of this morning, a spokeswoman from the district attorney’s office in McIntosh County said no charges had been filed.

Below is a Google street view of the approximate stretch of highway where the accident occurrred on Interstate 95 about 45 miles south of Savannah, GA. You can click and drag the mouse button to get a 360 degree view of the scene.

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