A garbage truck tipped over and struck a fire hydrant on East Cherokee Drive, forcing officials to close the road at Cokers Chapel Road.

🚨 Why It Matters: Your evening commute may have been impacted if you travel this route.

💦 What’s Happening: The overturned truck spilled its contents across the roadway while hitting a fire hydrant, creating a geyser of rusty water shooting into the air. The Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office is asking drivers to find alternate routes.

🚧 Road Closures: East Cherokee Drive is completely closed at the Cokers Chapel Road intersection. Officials haven’t provided an estimated time for reopening.

🚒 Emergency Response: Emergency crews are actively working to address both the vehicle accident and water main issues.

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B.T. Clark is the Publisher of The Georgia Sun and author of Principles Are Like Pants… You Ought to Have Some. Over two decades in journalism, he has served as Managing Editor of Neighbor Newspapers in metro Atlanta and Digital Director at Times-Journal Inc., earning multiple awards along the way. His work has appeared in newspapers across the state, including The Cherokee Tribune and The Marietta Daily Journal.