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Accident on Slappey backs up northbound traffic
Posted: 10.22.2012 at 5:45 PM
Matt Prichard

Matt Prichard joined the Fox 31 News Team in May of 2012 as a general assignment reporter.

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An accident on Slappey Blvd backed up traffic Monday as 6 cars smashed together.  / Matt Prichard
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ALBANY, GA -- An afternoon accident has caused northbound traffic on Slappey to halt.

The Albany Fire Department, Albany Police Department, and EMS responded to the accident.

Officers say that a six car accident is the cause of the stoppage.

Officials on scene say that the first car slowed down due to traffic when he was rear-ended by the second car. With little warning, four other cars also became part of the accident due to rear-end collisions.

There were no reported injuries at this time.

Stay connected to MySouthWestGA.com as the story develops and the FOX 31 Newscast at 10 PM.
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