Accident at intersection of Highway 301 South and 46 causes traffic delays; Watch the video from the scene

A two-car crash Monday evening at the intersection of Highways 301 South and 46 brought southbound traffic to a standstill for more than an hour and resulted in minor injuries.

According to Georgia State Patrol Trooper Bobby Durden Jr., a Ford F150 truck was traveling east on Highway 46 around 9 p.m. Monday. The vehicle had stopped at the intersection of Highway 301 South, where the traffic light was out of service due to the impact of Hurricane Helene last week. As the driver crossed Highway 301, a Ford Explorer failed to stop, Durden said, and struck the F150 on the front driver’s side.

Traffic laws require all vehicles to treat intersections with inoperable traffic signals as a four-way stop.

The resulting accident sent debris flying across southbound 301 and stopped the Explorer in the middle of the road.

The Explorer’s two occupants were seen walking after the crash. Durden said they were transported to East Georgia Regional Medical Center for an “evaluation,” but the injuries were “minor,” he said.

No one in the F-150 was injured.

Southbound traffic on the 301 was disrupted for more than an hour as the debris and the Explorer were cleared from the roadway.

In Bulloch County, several accidents occurred because dozens of traffic lights were malfunctioning because Helene and drivers did not treat the intersections as one-way stops.