Deadly crash shuts down portion of I-485 in west Charlotte

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A portion of Interstate 485 in west Charlotte was shut down Monday morning after a deadly crash.

The multi-vehicle crash happened around 7 a.m. on the outer loop of I-485 near Moores Chapel Road.

Charlotte Fire Department said at least one person is dead and all lanes of the interstate were affected.

Channel 9 was at the scene and could see at least one of the cars involved appeared to have caught fire.

At one point, traffic was backed up about 8-miles to Oakdale Road and officers were moving drivers to Interstate 85 southbound to help improve congestion in the area.

It's unclear what caused the crash.

The road has since reopened.

Check back with wsoctv.com for updates.

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