MOORESVILLE, N.C. — Emergency officials had to block a busy highway in Iredell County after a deadly crash early Thursday morning.
Crews were called to Coddle Creek Highway near Johnson Dairy Road in Mooresville just before 5:30 a.m.
Officials told Channel 9 on the scene that it appeared a car crashed into the back of a tractor-trailer and that a woman inside the car had died.
Investigators have not released any further information.
CLOSURE: Deadly accident has Coddle Creek Hwy between Rocky River and Johnson Dairy shut down @wsoctv pic.twitter.com/BXMBxz8jKb
— Traffic Team 9 (@TrafficTeam9) March 24, 2016
Coddle Creek Highway closed between Johnson Dairy Road and Rocky River Road.
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