Wreck involving box truck and SUV injures three in Cornelia

Cornelia firefighters inspect damage to the Toyota 4Runner after it was involved in a collision with a six-wheel box truck in front of the Big Lots shopping center Friday afternoon. (Rob Moore/Habersham County)

Three people were injured in a wreck near Cornelia Friday afternoon. The crash happened around 12:40 p.m. in front of the Habersham Village Shopping Center.

A box truck and a Toyota sport-utility vehicle were involved in the wreck. An ambulance transported two small children and an adult to Northeast Georgia Medical Center in Gainesville.

The wreck impacted traffic for about an hour. The Georgia State Patrol is investigating.

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