UPDATE:
911 dispatch notified the Griffin Police of a three vehicle collision on the North Expressway close to Crestview church Sunday afternoon. The accident sent several individuals to area hospitals and closed the southbound lanes of highway 19/41. Traffic was routed through the Belks shopping center parking lot. Units from the Griffin Police Department, Griffin Fire Rescue and 3 ambulances from Spalding Regional EMS responded to the scene. Two Troopers from the Griffin Post of the Georgia State Patrol also responded to the scene. Initial reports indicated that two individuals were sent to Egleston Scottish Right Hospital in Atlanta, Two to the Atlanta Medical Center, who were identified as Johnny and Samantha Lowrimore, of Wesley Drive Griffin, and one individual to Spalding Regional. The inclement weather at the time kept helicopter air ambulances grounded until a storm passed. The incident is being investigated by the Griffin Post of the Georgia State Patrol and more information is expected to be release later.