Published: July 02, 2009 09:16 am      

4 people killed in I-75 wreck near Valdosta

VALDOSTA, Ga. (AP) — The state Department of Transportation says four people have been killed in the collision of a passenger vehicle and a rental truck on I-75 near Valdosta.

The 2:30 a.m. accident on Thursday shut down the southbound lanes of the interstate, estimated to remain closed until 8 a.m.

Bryan Gunter, a spokesman for the transportation department, said the accident happened about 16 miles north of the Florida-Georgia line.

Identities of the victims were not immediately available.