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I-85 party bus crash that sent 11 to hospital being investigated as hit-and-run, police say

The crash happened Thursday night in DeKalb County.

DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. — A crash Thursday night on I-85 in DeKalb County sent 11 people to the hospital, but they were fortunate to escape serious injury.

Police said Friday it's now being investigated as a hit-and-run.

A witness who spoke to 11Alive said she saw a driver, whom she believed caused the crash, run away on foot. Police on Friday confirmed the driver of the vehicle that struck the bus fled the scene.

It happened on I-85 South just before Chamblee Tucker Road, DeKalb Police said. 11Alive's Cody Alcorn reported a party bus was involved in the multi-vehicle wreck, though it was unclear how many of the 11 people who were treated were originally on the bus.

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