Traffic

'Major' accident on I-95 backs up traffic for four hours near Savannah airport

All lanes appeared clear at about 5:30 p.m. Thursday following a "major" accident with injuries that blocked southbound lanes of I-95 in the area of the Savannah-Hilton Head International Airport Friday.

All southbound lanes were blocked for more than an hour after the 11:30 a.m. accident at Exit 104/Airways Avenue, according to the Georgia Department of Transportation.

The left lane remained at about 1 p.m.

Users of the Waze traffic app standstill traffic on the highway through Port Wentworth and Pooler well into Friday evening.

GDOT said two people with injuries were transported to a local hospital. Multiple vehicles were involved in the accident.

Officials urged drivers to avoid the area.



This story was originally published June 29, 2018 at 1:34 PM.

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