BARROW COUNTY, Ga. — Multiple people were hurt after a tour bus crashed into a ditch along Interstate 85 on Saturday, according to authorities.
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Georgia State Patrol said on Feb.1, troopers were called to a single-vehicle crash on I-85 north at mile marker 125 in Barrow County.
According to GSP, a Prevost H3 tour bus was traveling northbound in the middle lane. Officials said the tour bus driver failed to maintain his lane, traveled off the east shoulder and flipped into a ditch.
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GSP said the Prevost driver suffered a medical emergency, causing him to drive off the road. During that crash investigation, another crash occurred.
A 2003 Toyota Camry hit a 2014 Jeep Cherokee in the back, GSP said. After the crash, the Jeep stopped in the third lane.
Authorities told Channel 2 Action News, three out of the 16 passengers of the tour bus were injured.
All three passengers were taken to different locations at the Northeast Georgia Medical Center.
No injuries were reported for the second crash. All injuries from the first were non-life-threatening, according to GSP.
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