CABARRUS COUNTY, N.C. — One person was killed and another was injured in a crash on Interstate 85 in Cabarrus County near Concord Mills, officials said.
First responders were called to a crash on northbound I-85 near mile marker 49 at Concord Mills Boulevard around 8 a.m. Medic confirmed that one person was pronounced dead at the scene.
All lanes of I-85 were closed near Concord Mills Boulevard due to this crash. By 10:20 a.m., crews were able to open at least two lanes by moving the crash to the left shoulder.
Another person was rushed to Atrium Health's Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte with life-threatening injuries. Officials haven't identified the person who was killed in the wreck.
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