STANLY COUNTY, N.C. — A Concord man was killed in a car crash Wednesday morning along Highway 73 in Albemarle, according to the North Carolina State Highway Patrol.
Troopers said Steven Hand, 50, was driving around 8 a.m. on Highway 73 between Hatley Farm Road and Austin Road when he pulled into the left lane and his car hit a tractor-trailer. The tractor-trailer went off the right side of the road and overturned.
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NCSHP said Hand died of his injuries but the tractor-trailer driver was not injured. The trailer had loads of PVC deck railing which spilled onto the road forcing a section to be closed by Highway Patrol.
The cause of the crash is currently under investigation.
This is a developing story; check back at wsoctv.com for updates.
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