Serious collision affects traffic on I-75 in Fayette County. Coroner has been called to scene.

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Serious collision affects traffic on I-75 in Fayette County. Coroner has been called to scene.

One person ***** and two were injured in a serious collision on Interstate 75 southbound at the 102 mile marker in Lexington Saturday afternoon.

The Lexington Police Department received a call about a reckless driver heading south on I-75 at about 4:15 p.m., said Lt. Matt Merker. The ******, which involved three passenger vehicles, was reported soon after.

One person was found ***** inside a vehicle, while two people were taken to a hospital. One of them has life-threatening injuries, and the other has injuries that are not life-threatening, Merker said.

All southbound lanes of I-75 remained shut down as of 6:30 p.m., but Merker said he expected the road to be at least partially reopened soon.

Southbound traffic was being diverted off the interstate and onto Athens-Boonesborough Road at Exit 104, Merker said.

He said northbound lanes were unaffected.

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reported heavy traffic in the area.

Merker said the Lexington ***** Department assisted one person who suffered a diabetic emergency while stuck in traffic.

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