An overturned dump truck at the Raccoon Creek Bridge construction site on Highway 48 between Summerville and Menlo closed the highway yesterday afternoon.  The Georgia State Patrol Post in Rome released the following preliminary report:

On Monday, July 31, 2023, Troopers from Post 38 Rome responded to a single vehicle crash on GA 48 in the Raccoon Creek Bridge construction area, in Chattooga County.  A dump truck was traveling east on GA 48 when the vehicle left the roadway and struck several crash attenuators and a concrete retaining wall.  The dump truck traveled on top of the retaining wall before rolling onto the driver’s side.  The driver was checked on scene by EMS but was not injured from the crash.  

Troopers say that the crash is still under investigation.