CHARLOTTE — One person is dead after an overnight crash on Interstate 77 early Saturday morning in north Charlotte, officials said.
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The Charlotte Fire Department said they responded to the crash on the northbound lanes just before Sunset Road.
All lanes of I-77 North were closed between Exit 13-A and Exit 16 until almost 6:30 a.m., according to the North Carolina Department of Transportation. A Channel 9 crew at the scene could see officials opening up the blocked lanes.
According to the NCPDS, a collision occurred on I-77 southbound. The driver left the vehicle and was hit by a black passenger car, killing him.
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