MOORESVILLE, N.C. — A vehicle traveling south on I-77 flipped and ejected a teenage passenger who wasn’t wearing a seatbelt, N.C. Highway Patrol says.
Officers say the vehicle ran off the road on the right side and hit an embankment. The car then overturned and landed upside-down, according to Highway Patrol.
A teenager in the car was not wearing a seatbelt and was ejected.
The teen has been transported to Atrium CMC Main with non-life-threatening injuries.
The incident happened near mile marker 36 on I-77 in Mooresville.
Traffic has been controlled, and two of three lanes appear to be open.
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