SALISBURY, NC – An 84-year-old man operating a box truck passed away when his truck hit an overhead sign and caught on fire on I-85 South near exit 72 last Thursday afternoon. This collision happened around 12:15 p.m., WBTV reports. Prior to the truck colliding with the sign and bursting into flames, it had struck […]
NEAR AULANDER, NC – North Carolina State Highway Patrol confirmed a propane truck caught on fire after it was rear-ended by a speeding driver on NC 11 Monday. New details from Daily Advance indicate that the impact also caused the truck to overturn. Despite the nature of this wreck, the truck driver was able to […]
NEAR AULANDER, NC – Local fire crews extinguished the flames from a propane truck on Highway 11 near Aulander Monday, WNCT reported. Due to the nature of this incident, crews and local police were left with no choice but to shut down a portion of the area for the concern of citizens’ safety and for […]
FAYETTEVILLE, NC – A driver of an 18-wheeler lost control of their truck, causing a fiery collision on I-95 North that led them to their death Wednesday night. Before 7:30 p.m., the driver started swerving across several northbound lanes when they hit a jersey barrier. When the truck made contact, that’s when the fuel tank […]
WARRENSVILLE, NC – A driver of a truck filled with gravel tried to reverse his truck and drifted off the road and crashed, leading to his death Friday. North Carolina State Highway Patrol told WBTV the events unfolded after 3 p.m. when the driver (not wearing a seatbelt) was backing out on Heavenly Mountain View […]
CHARLOTTE, NC – Amid a multi-vehicle collision involving a trash truck, one driver crashed into a tree, and another overturned, injuring four people in the process Tuesday. This several-automobile wreck occurred around 9:15 a.m. on I-85 South, according to WBTV. One person was hospitalized and left in critical condition, while the three others suffered serious […]
CHARLOTTE, NC – WBTV reported a serious crash involving multiple vehicles and a garbage truck on I-85 South near Exit 37 Tuesday morning. The crash occurred around 9:15 a.m., injuring four people and leaving one in life-threatening condition. The NC Department of Transportation (NCDOT) temporarily closed three lanes following the accident, but traffic has since […]
CHARLOTTE, NC – A driver of a Freightliner tried to turn left on Granite Street from Westinghouse Boulevard and was hit by a Kia, claiming the car driver’s life Tuesday. The impact of this collision caused front-end damage to the Kia Sorento and damage to the truck’s right cargo bed, according to WCCBCharlotte. The Kia […]
DAVIDSON COUNTY, NC – Emergency crews were dispatched to a rollover semi-truck crash Thursday morning on Interstate 285 near Lexington, according to WXII 12. The incident unfolded on the southbound lanes of I-285 near Exit 97 toward Old U.S. Highway 52. It was first reported at around 6:45 a.m. Few details have been made available […]
ONSLOW COUNTY, NC – Officials are investigating the circumstances behind a fire truck engine rollover collision that did not result in any injuries off NC 53 Friday. WITN said the truck had rolled over along a ditch on Gurganus Road. First responders have not released any other information at this time. Trying to pinpoint who […]