CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A crash involving a tractor-trailer closed a portion of Interstate 85 for hours Monday morning.
The collision happened just after 7:30 a.m. on I-85 southbound near Statesville Road.
ALERT: I-85 SB is BLOCKED prior to Statesville Rd. due to crash involving tractor trailer and multiple vehicles . We are sending a crew and will have updates on @TV64 #clt #clttraffic #cltraffic pic.twitter.com/LQiS3thxS6
— Traffic Team 9 (@TrafficTeam9) March 8, 2021
Authorities have not said what led up to the collision, but it did involve a tractor-trailer as well as several other vehicles.
When Channel 9 got to the crash scene, our crew could see the tractor-trailer had broken through the barrier wall between the southbound and northbound lanes.
It is not known if there were any injuries.
ALERT: A look at the tractor trailer that broke through the barrier wall closing all but 1 lane on I-85 SB prior to Statesville Rd. Traffic backed well into the university area. #clt #clttraffic #cltraffic pic.twitter.com/FIzIg8kq4l
— Traffic Team 9 (@TrafficTeam9) March 8, 2021
Officials said the interstate was reopened before noon.
No other information has been released.
Check back with wsoctv.com for updates.
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