Barrow Journal

At 11:15 a.m. Friday in downtown Statham, a CSX train slammed into a loaded 18-wheeler flat-bed truck carrying antique cars, according to Barrow County Sheriff Jud Smith.

No one was injured, but the incident occurred at the city's main intersection of Jefferson Road and Hwy. 8, creating a major traffic problem downtown.

"The train was heading eastbound toward Athens and hit the truck which was stuck on tracks," Smith said. "It dragged the truck several hundred feet."

CSX Railway has been notified, and deputies are assisting the Statham Police Department in diverting traffic.

Also at the scene is Barrow County Emergency Services, the sheriff said.

A 31-year-old Winder resident died Friday afternoon in a collision with a large truck on Highway 11 South just past the Winder Corners Shopping Center, according to a press release from the Winder Police Department. [Full Story »] 

A 24-year-old Bethlehem man was killed Tuesday, March 22, in a motorcycle accident on Mount Moriah Road in Auburn, according to the Gwinnett County Police Department. [Full Story »]