Three injured in head-on crash in White Co.

CLEVELAND - Three people were injured when two pickup trucks collided head-on Friday afternoon north of Cleveland.

White county Fire Department spokeswoman Ana Newberry said the accident occurred at 3 p.m. in the 2000 block of Alternate Highway 75.

Newberry said the road was shut down for about 30 minutes while an air ambulance landed near the crash scene.

She said one patient was transported to Grady Hospital with non-life threatening, but serious injuries. Two other patients were taken to Northeast Georgia Medical Center for treatment.

The White County Sheriff's Department is investigating the accident.