BUFORD, GA. (AP) -- The Gwinnett County Police Accident says three people have been killed in a single-vehicle accident near Buford.

Cpl. Brian Kelly said Friday in a news release a preliminary investigation indicates that a pick-up truck was traveling eastbound Thursday night when the driver lost control of the vehicle, which struck a fence and a guardrail before dropping off an embankment.

Kelly says the pickup wound up in a stream.

He says all three occupants were pronounced dead at the scene. The names of the victims were not immediately released.

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