Update: DeKalb County Police have provided more information about this incident.
“Around 3:20 p.m. this afternoon (May 6), DeKalb County Police responded to a reported crash outside a Kroger in the 2300 block of Wesley Chapel Road. Preliminary investigation suggests a driver’s vehicle struck another vehicle parked in front of the store. The impact sent that vehicle up on the sidewalk, where it struck a pedestrian and then it came to rest against the building. The driver of the parked vehicle died at the scene. The person on the sidewalk and the initial driver had serious injuries and went to a hospital. The investigation into the crash is ongoing.”
Here is the previous story …
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — One person is dead and two others are injured after a car crashed into a Kroger in DeKalb County on Wednesday afternoon, according to fire officials.
The accident happened at the grocery store off Wesley Chapel Road, just off I-20 in unincorporated Decatur.
A spokesperson for the DeKalb County Fire Rescue Department confirmed that one person died and two others were injured.
No pedestrians were hurt, the spokesperson said.
It appears the accident involved two vehicles.
This story will be updated when more information is available.
Decaturish media partner Atlanta News First provided this story.
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