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Two Injured in Friday Night Crash Near Canton

A motorcycle collided with a minivan on Lower Bethany Road north of Canton Friday night.

Two people were injured in a two-vehicle accident Friday night in northern Cherokee County. 

According to the Georgia State Patrol, the accident happened around 8:40 p.m. Friday on Lower Bethany Road near Hornage Road north of Canton in the Clayton community. 

A motorcycle traveling southbound on Lower Bethany Road veered into the northbound lane and struck a Chrysler Town and Country minivan on the left side of the vehicle.

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Trooper Brown (who did not want to provide his first name) said the driver of the motorcycle suffered head and leg injuries.

"As far as I know there was nothing life threatening at the time," he said of the motorcycle driver's injuries.

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He was transported to Atlanta Medical Center where he was listed in stable condition.

The driver of the minivan complained of neck and back pain and was also transported to the hospital by a relative.

Brown said charges are pending against the driver of the motorcycle. 

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