Driver injured in single-vehicle wreck near Cornelia

Driver veered off GA-365 and struck an embankment

The rear wheel of the car involved in Saturday’s wreck on Ga. 365 is off the ground. (Rob Moore/Habersham County)

One person was injured in a single-car accident on GA 365 near Cornelia on Saturday afternoon. The accident occurred around 2:16 p.m., according to Habersham County E-911 dispatchers.

The southbound vehicle veered off the roadway, narrowly missing a sign, and struck an embankment in a ditch on the southbound shoulder of the highway. Habersham County Emergency Services transported the driver to Northeast Georgia Medical Center Habersham.


Towing operators prepare to remove the car from a ditch along the southbound lanes of Ga. 365 near the Cornelia exit. (Rob Moore/Habersham County)

The Habersham County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the accident. No further details are currently available.