KENNESAW, Ga. — Police this morning provided new details into how a fiery wreck on I-75 that involved more than a dozen vehicles and left one person dead happened.
According to the Cobb County Police Department, whose Selective Traffic Enforcement Program (STEP) unit investigated the crash, said that it started with one car hydroplaning out of control.
That set off what was described as a "chain of collisions."
"Preliminary information indicates that a single northbound vehicle hydroplaned and crashed into the left (western) guardrail," the department said. "As traffic slowed, a second collision involving two tractor-trailers and a car occurred south of the first collision. These two collisions set off a chain of collisions involving an additional 13 vehicles."
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The wreck killed 58-year-old Boniface Ndiangui of Marietta, who was driving a tractor-trailer.
Police said Ndiangui was towing an "enclosed semi-trailer" on I-75 North and collided with the back of a car that was being towed by a RAM pickup truck.
According to Cobb Police, there were other injuries to drivers that were described as not life-threatening.
The department provided a list of 13 vehicles involved in the wreck:
- A white 2002 Freightliner towing a semi-trailer,
- A green 2020 Ford F-150,
- A gray 2011 Toyota Yaris,
- A white 2015 Ford Econoline E-350,
- A white 2016 Kenworth towing a semi-trailer,
- A white 2002 GMC Savana,
- A silver 2001 Audi TT,
- A white 2017 Volkswagen Golf,
- A black 2017 RAM 3500 towing a car hauler,
- A white 3500 Chevrolet Silverado,
- A red 2011 Ram 3500 towing a two-axle gooseneck trailer,
- A blue 2019 Chevrolet Colorado,
- A silver 2016 Mercedes Sprinter Van.
Police are asking anyone who was in the area who might have video of the wreck as it unfolded to call 770-499-3987, as it remains under investigation.