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Accident on Slappey backs up northbound traffic

Posted: 10.22.2012 at 5:45 PM

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

An accident on Slappey Blvd backed up traffic Monday as 6 cars smashed together. / Matt Prichard

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.

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