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1 dead in crash on Brookshire Blvd in northwest Charlotte: Medic

Medic said one person was pronounced dead at the scene of a crash in northwest Charlotte Monday morning.

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CHARLOTTE, N.C. — One person was killed in a crash on Brookshire Boulevard in northwest Charlotte Monday morning, officials said.

The crash happened at the intersection of Brookshire Boulevard and Pleasant Grove Road near Interstate 485 around 6:30 a.m. Medic said one person was pronounced dead at the scene. A second victim was rushed to Atrium Health's Carolinas Medical Center with serious injuries.

Brookshire Boulevard is currently closed from Pleasant Grove Road to I-485. Police created a detour using Bellhaven Boulevard to Mt. Holly-Huntersville Road but a reported crash caused even more slowdowns in the area.

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Sadly starting off the morning with a fatal accident here on Brookshire Blvd. The second patient was brought to the hospital with serious injuries. @wcnc pic.twitter.com/PxPx1W0sq5
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