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One Dead In Sunday Traffic Accident Near U.S. 72 West Of Athens
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Status
Reported, not yet confirmed
Independent sources
3
First seen
Oct 19, 6:00 AM CDT
updated Oct 20, 8:47 AM CDT
Topic
Local News
Reported by News Courier, WZDX and TimesDaily, not yet confirmed.
What Happened
An Athens woman died and 2 people were injured in a 3-vehicle crash on U.S. 72, TimesDaily and WZDX reported. One person died in a Sunday traffic accident near U.S. 72 west of Athens, according to the News Courier.
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Official Confirmation
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