Child dies in Cherokee County crash; investigation underway

6-year-old killed in single-vehicle crash north of Leesburg

A 6-year-old child from Gaylesville was killed in a single-vehicle crash Saturday in Cherokee County. The child was a passenger in a 1999 GMC C1500 pick-up truck that struck a culvert along Cherokee County Route 275, left the roadway and struck a tree. The child was pronounced dead at the scene.

Child dies in Cherokee County crash; investigation underway

A six-year-old Gaylesville child was killed in a Cherokee County crash when a truck left the road and hit a culvert. The driver was hospitalized, and the crash is under investigation.