Couple Killed in Sunday Wreck on 17 Bypass

Still no word on the identities of two people killed in a wreck Sunday in Stephens County.

It happened about noon Sunday on the 17Bypass at Cawthon Road.

No word yet on exactly how the accident happened, but according to Stephens County Sheriff Randy Shirley, an elderly couple was killed.

Their names have not yet been released.

Troopers with the Georgia State Patrol Toccoa Post say three others were injured in that wreck.

Their identities and their conditions have not yet been released.

A section of the 17 Bypass was closed for about two hours Sunday afternoon as troopers and deputies worked the scene and cleared the wreckage.