KANNAPOLIS, N.C. — The northbound lanes of Interstate 85 in Kannapolis were closed for hours after a tractor-trailer overturned overnight.
Troopers told Channel 9 that the big rig crashed around 1:30 a.m. at mile marker 58, near Copperfield Boulevard.
Police have closed the northbound lanes near exit 60 and said that crews were having to unload the trailer, which was hauling canned goods, before they could reopen the road.
CLOSER LOOK: A tow truck is hauling the tractor trailer off the interstate. I saw it was cracked down the middle. @wsoctv pic.twitter.com/ia7UfEtpBz
— Gina Esposito (@GinaWSOC9) March 30, 2017
The driver was taken to the hospital but is expected to survive.
Troopers were still investigating what caused the crash but all lanes were reopened at 8:43 a.m.
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