WASHINGTON COUNTY, Ga. (WJBF) – Washington County Deputies are on the scene of a crash in Harrison, Ga.
According to their Facebook page, Highway 15 South is closed to traffic from Montgomery Road to Highway 231.
Sheriff Joel Cochran tells NewsChannel 6 that the crash involved 3 cars, 5 people were injured, one of those is considered extremely critical. A medical helicopter is being dispatched to the scene.
The Georgia Department of Corrections tells us a GDC transport van with two officers and one inmate were involved in the accident.
They were traveling from Emanuel Women’s Facility to a medical appointment for the inmate.
One of the injured is a Georgia Department of Corrections employee, according to Sheriff Cochran.
According to the Washington County Sheriff’s Office, the driver of the transport was not at fault.
This is a developing story.
