Thousands of metal drum lids spilled on I-85 in north Charlotte

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CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Authorities had to shut down four lanes of Interstate 85 in north Charlotte Wednesday morning after a tractor-trailer spilled its load.

[IMAGES: Truck spills thousands of metal drums onto I-85]

Troopers said the accident happened just before 8:30 a.m. in the southbound lanes of I-85, near Statesville Avenue.

The truck driver told Channel 9 that two cars in front of him stopped quickly and he had nowhere to go. The load on his truck shifted and it spilled thousands of metal drum lids onto the highway.

Crews were able to get the metal drum lids onto the shoulder and reopened all of the lanes on I-85 by 10 a.m.

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