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IREDELL COUNTY, N.C. — Authorities are investigating a deadly crash Wednesday morning along Interstate 40 in Iredell County.
The crash happened around 7 a.m. near the Old Mountain Road exit in the eastbound lanes.
Traffic was backed up for miles near the exit after investigators said a driver struck a guardrail and their car overturned.
BREAKING : @FahertyWSOC9 confirms 1 dead after a car hit a guardrail and overturned I-40 EB prior to Old Mt. Rd. (X144) The interstate is down to 1 lane #Iredell #clt #cltraffic #clttraffic pic.twitter.com/W8Ji5ImJ4T
— Traffic Team 9 (@TrafficTeam9) August 4, 2021
That driver, who officials said was not wearing a seatbelt, died at the scene.
For two hours, only one of the eastbound lanes of I-40 was open as troopers investigated.
The driver’s name has not yet been released.
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