Update: Sisters died in wreck on Highway 27 South this afternoon were CHS, CMS students

Update:

The Georgia State Patrol provided additional information tonight about how Gracie and Ava Reed died earlier in an afternoon wreck.

According to information from GSP Public Information officials, Gracie was driving a 2005 Honda Accord with her sister and attempted to turn left from Highway 27 southbound onto Youngs Farm Road. The Honda entered the path of a 2019 Freightliner tractor trailer that was heading northbound, and the two vehicles collided with impact on the right front side of the smaller passenger car.

Both vehicles went off the eastbound side of the roadway, where the Honda flipped and became trapped underneath the tractor trailer.

Gracie, 16, and Ava, 12, died at the scene, per the GSP.

Officials reported that the driver of the tractor trailer received minor injuries and was transported to Redmond Regional Medical Center in Rome.

Their investigation was not yet fully complete as of this hour. Check back for any additional details to follow.

Previously posted:

Two sisters were the victims of a fatal wreck this afternoon, per Polk County Coroner Norman Smith.

Cedartown High School student Gracie Reed and her younger sister Ava at Cedartown Middle School were killed in collision with a tractor trailer around 4 p.m. on Highway 27 South.

The pair are the only ones reported in the vehicle.

Georgia State Patrol is investigating the wreck, and have been sought for further details about what happened.

Superintendent Laurie Atkins provided the following statement:

“We are heartbroken and sadden by the loss of two of our PSD family members. Our thoughts and prayers are with the family, friends, and teachers of these two beloved students.”

Previously posted:

Polk County Coroner Norman Smith has not yet released the names of the two females who died this afternoon in a wreck on Highway 27 South at Youngs Farm Road.

However, he did report that one was a Cedartown High and the other a Cedartown Middle student.

Both schools have been informed to provide counseling on Friday for those grieving the loss.

Previously posted:

Two fatalities have been confirmed by officials in a wreck late this afternoon on Highway 27 South at Young’s Farm Road.

Additional details are set to follow. Check back for more as it becomes available.

Previously posted:

Not much information is yet available, but drivers will want to detour around Highway 27 at Youngs Farm Road in the Cedartown area.

The wreck involves a sedan and a tractor trailer. No information was yet available on any injuries.

Those who want to avoid the area will need to detour using Grogan Road/Youngs Valley Road off of Highway 27, then turn left on Holbrooks Road, right on Youngs Farm Road, and then left again on Antioch Road to get back to the bypass, or go through downtown Cedartown.

Check back for additional details as they become available.

Thanks to WGAA 1340’s Andrew Carter for sharing information.