Update on overturned 18-Wheeler

From the Rabun County Office of Emergency Management, on the morning of Tuesday, August 9, 2022 at 6:37am, Rabun County 911 received a notification of a single commercial vehicle accident reported in the vicinity of 1220 Kelly’s Creek Road in Rabun Gap.  Upon arrival to the scene, crews reported a commercial vehicle containing blasting material and agents had overturned on its side.  No injuries were sustained in the accident.  No immediate threat was detected, in the abundance of caution, crews notified and evacuated an area ¼ mile from the accident scene.  Kelly’s Creek Road will be closed for an extended amount of time from the area of Yorkhouse Road and the entrance of Vulcan Materials Company.  This is an active scene please avoid this area.  Agencies working this scene are Rabun County 911, Rabun County Fire Services, Rabun County EMS, Rabun County Sheriff’s Office, Rabun SAR, Rabun County Office of Emergency Management, Georgia State Patrol, Georgia Motor Carrier’s Compliance Division, Georgia EPD, GEMA, and Georgia Power.