3 hurt as van plows through Charlotte business

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A van plowed right through a business Friday morning in west Charlotte.

The Charlotte Fire Department tweeted out a picture of a van that was all the way inside Carolina Check Cashers, which is located on Beatties Ford Road and LaSalle Street.

Charlotte firefighters said they had to free two people who were pinned-in during the crash. They said three people total were taken to the hospital but their conditions haven't been released.

A building inspector was called to the business to check the stability.

Channel 9 is asking what caused the van to plow through the business.

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