CHARLOTTE — An overturned concrete truck closed lanes on Brookshire Freeway in northwest Charlotte Thursday morning.
The accident occurred around 6:45 a.m. in the northbound lanes of Brookshire Freeway, just north of Mount Holly Huntersville Road.
MEDIC said the driver had been freed from the concrete truck and transported to Atrium Main with serious injuries.
Fire officials said the road is shut down and drivers should expect heavy delays in the area.
Drivers are also asked to yield to emergency vehicles.
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