Man killed in crash with semi-truck in southwest Charlotte

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CHARLOTTE — One person has died following a crash involving a semi-truck in southwest Charlotte Tuesday morning.

Around 3:30 a.m., police responded to a car accident on Westinghouse Boulevard near Steele Creek Road.

At the scene, a Kia Sorento was found with extensive front-end damage, and a Freightliner semi-truck was found with damage to the right cargo bed.

The driver of the Kia, 34-year-old Renard Adams, was found inside the car with serious injuries.

Adams was later pronounced deceased at the scene by MEDIC.

According to police, the semi-truck was attempting to make a left from Westinghouse Boulevard onto Granite Street when it was hit by the Kia Sorento.

The driver of the Freightliner was not injured.

This is a developing story; check wsoctv.com for updates.

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