MINT HILL, N.C. — Police were investigating a head–on crash that closed a busy southeast Mint Hill road early Monday morning.
[ IMAGES: Idlewild Road closed after head-on crash ]
Officers had to block Idlewild Road in both directions near Plentywood Drive around 7 a.m. after a Volkswagen Jetta and a Ford F150 collided.
MEDIC told Channel 9 that the driver of the Jetta suffered serious injuries and was in critical condition. The passenger in the Jetta as well as the other driver both had minor injuries, officials said.
Mint Hill police did not know when the road might be reopened.
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