Traffic is flowing again on Gainesville’s Atlanta Highway after a chicken truck accident.
The Hall County Sheriff’s Office reports a chicken truck overturned around 11:30 p.m. Monday, September 25. The accident temporarily shut down the Atlanta Highway at 1st Street.
Law enforcement diverted traffic while the wreck was investigated and the wreckage was cleared. The road reopened around 5:30 a.m. Tuesday, September 26.
This was the second chicken truck to overturn in Hall County in three days.
On September 22, a truck hauling live chickens overturned on the Athens Highway, shutting down northbound lanes for nearly five hours.
