The Georgia State Patrol says a truck driver following too closely set off a chain reaction that resulted in the fatal crash on Interstate 16 two weeks ago. WSAV-TV reports that’s the finding in the Highway Patrol’s preliminary report on the crash.

Five Georgia Southern University nursing students were killed in the seven-vehicle collision. The report says a semi truck hit an SUV containing two of the students after following it too closely. The SUV struck another car in front, which hit a tanker truck - and the chain reaction continued forward.

The Highway Patrol says the report could change before it’s finalized in the next few days.

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