One dead in early morning crash in Habersham

One person died and another was injured Tuesday morning in a two-vehicle collision on Ga. 17 near Apache Way in Habersham County. Habersham County E-911 dispatchers began receiving calls reporting the wreck about 7:15.

One vehicle was off the roadway and down an embankment while the second was in a roadside ditch.

Both victims were taken to Northeast Georgia Medical Center Gainesville.

Ga. 17 was closed between Blue Creek Road and Preacher Campbell Road for more than three hours, reopening at 10:30.

(Photo be Rob Moore, Habersham County PIO)