CHARLOTTE, N.C. — One person was killed and another was hurt in a crash on the inner loop of Interstate 485 near Mallard Creek Road in northeast Charlotte early Friday morning, officials said.
The Charlotte Fire Department and other agencies responded to the crash around 2:30 a.m. Medic confirmed one person was rushed to a hospital with life-threatening injuries.
The inner loop of I-485 is closed between Exit 26 for Benfield Road and Exit 28 for Mallard Creek Road while crews work to clear the scene and state troopers investigate the collision. The road reopened shortly after 5:15 a.m.
No further details have been provided at this time.
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