A Summerville man narrowly escaped serious injury when his pickup crashed into a tractor -trailer at the intersection of Highway 27 north and Highway 140 Thursday afternoon.

According to reports an F-150 being driven by James Seymour ran through the intersection and struck a Chevy pickup before crashing into the big rig.

The F-150 was totaled and caused extensive damage to the tractor-trailer.

Seymour was taken from the scene to an area hospital for treatment of non-life threatening injuries; he was cited for Failure to Obey a Traffic Control Device.

(WRGA)