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4 victims killed in crash on I-75 – WSB-TV Channel 2

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BARTOW COUNTY, Ga. – Officials have released the names of four people killed in a crash on Interstate 75 in Bartow County.

The accident occurred on the southbound lane around 6:15 p.m. Sunday. On Monday, the Bartow County Coroner’s Office confirmed the names and ages of the victims: 43-year-old Dakarai Mason, 35-year-old Erin Mason and 15-year-old Brandon Crawford died in a car and 21-year-old Aimee Odom died in a second car.

All victims are from Cartersville. The names and conditions of the five injured victims were not released.

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According to the Georgia State Patrol, a Kia van was traveling north on I-75 when it left the roadway and crossed the grass median to enter the southbound lanes.

The van collided with a Chevy Tahoe and a Toyota 4Runner, which was also struck by a commercial vehicle. According to police, a Hyundai SUV also struck the rear of the Tahoe.

Three people in the van, identified as Masons and Crawford, and the 4Runner driver, identified as Odom, died at the scene. A medical helicopter airlifted the Tahoe driver. Paramedics took two children in the van and an adult and a child from the Hyundai SUV to the hospital.

Police say it is unclear at this time what caused the van to stray into the southbound lane.

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