Five Nursing Students Killed, Three Others Injured After 18-Wheeler Fails To Reportedly Slow Down

Courtesy: WJCL-TV According to the Georgia State Patrol, five people were killed and three others injured last week after a semi caused a chain-reaction crash along I-16 near Savannah. Authorities stated that the deadly accident occurred after an 18-wheeler failed to slow down and smashed into stop-and-go traffic. The five people killed were nursing students at Georgia Southern University—which is located about 30 miles from the crash site. Troopers said that the semi plowed into an SUV, then rolled over a small passenger car that burst into flames. The big truck came to a halt after slamming into the back of a tanker. The crash happened reportedly around 6 a.m. when traffic was already heavy due to an unrelated accident about a mile ahead …