GASTON COUNTY, N.C. — Two people were critically injured Tuesday night in a wreck in Gaston County, troopers said.
IMAGES: Wreck on I-85 in Gaston County
A car struck a stopped truck in the right lane on Interstate 85 North near the Cox Road Exit in Lowell.
The car, after hitting the truck, spun out and ran into a tractor-trailer.
Traffic was backed up for about 2 miles. Two of the four lanes were shut down for a couple of hours.
It is unknown why the vehicle was stopped in the middle of the road.
A motor scooter was in the bed of the truck, which was hurled onto the interstate.
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“Everything is still under investigation,” Trooper Jamarcus Nance said. “Nobody's been charged right now but charges are coming.”
No further information has been released.
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