GASTONIA, N.C. — The Highway Patrol is investigating a crash Friday morning that killed a Gaston County man driving a Ford Mustang, according to our partners at the Gaston Gazette.
A heavy first responder presence could be seen lined along Lewis Road in south Gastonia, near Crowders Mountain, following the wreck, which happened around 6:30 a.m.
A first responder on the scene told Channel 9 the driver was killed.
State troopers, police, firefighters and EMS responded to the scene.
According to the Highway Patrol, the Mustang ran off the road, hit a mailbox and then overturned after striking a culvert. The man was not wearing a seatbelt and was pronounced dead at the scene.
His name has not been released.
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Lewis Road was shut down between Freedom Mill Road and Chapel Grove School Road while troopers investigated.
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