CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Interstate 85 northbound in Charlotte was shut down Sunday morning after a tractor-trailer overturned, blocking all three lanes.
Back on its tires. Lanes still blocked. Highway patrol says they expect the road to be back open between about 11-noon. @wsoctv https://t.co/pIQK891Lxo pic.twitter.com/4jASW9aLoW
— Susanna Black (@SusannaWSOC9) March 21, 2021
The crash happened around 8:15 a.m. near the Interstate 485 exit at mile marker 48.
Troopers told Channel 9 that the driver overcorrected after changing lanes, causing the truck to overturn.
I-85 North Bound just prior to I 485 and near Mallard Creek Church Rd closed for an extended timeframe due to traffic accident; seek alternate routes pic.twitter.com/LRSz0rwCr0
— Charlotte Fire Dept (@CharlotteFD) March 21, 2021
The driver was taken to a hospital with injuries, but is expected to be OK.
The interstate reopened around 10:30 a.m.
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