Wreck on Hwy. 106 in Stephens Co.

Stephens County Sheriff Randy Shirley reported that there is one fatality after an accident today in Stephens County.

First responders were called to the scene of a two-vehicle accident on Highway 106, near Old Mize Road, in Stephens County at around 2:15 p.m. Monday.

Shirley said a car struck a DOT truck head on.

The wreck closed Highway 106 in the area of Old Mize Road for a time this afternoon.  The road re-opened late this afternoon.

A medical helicopter was requested to respond to the accident and Shirley said one other person was injured and taken to Northeast Georgia Medical Center.