CHARLOTTE — A truck driver was taken to the hospital after the tractor-trailer he was driving flipped early Thursday along Interstate 485 in west Charlotte.
The crash happened around 1:30 a.m. along the inner loop near West Boulevard when the big rig went down an embankment, hit a guardrail and overturned on its side.
ALERT: IL I-485 just past West Blvd. crash involves a tractor trailer that ran off the roadway, hit the guardrail and landed on its side. The right lane is blocked. Minor traffic impacts for now. #clt #cltraffic #clttraffic pic.twitter.com/4zeYa5DZPV
— Traffic Team 9 (@TrafficTeam9) June 17, 2021
The driver was not seriously hurt, officials said.
The right lane of the inner loop was blocked while crews worked to remove the tractor-trailer. Around 6 a.m., all lanes were open.
Troopers are investigating but have not said yet what may have caused the crash.
Check back with wsoctv.com for updates on this story.
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