Rodney Watson, 45, and Christopher Dyer, 22, die after tractor-trailer crashes into bridge, catches fire on I-85 in Charlotte, North Carolina
I-85 closed for hours after tractor-trailer crashes into bridge, catches fire
The crash happened around 4:30 a.m. on I-85 just before Sugar Creek Road at the Highway 29/49 connector.
MEDIC told Channel 9 that two people who were trapped in the crash were rushed to Carolinas Medical Center's trauma unit with life-threatening injuries.
1 dead in I-85 tractor trailer crash
Two people were taken to Carolinas Medical Center with life-threatening injuries, according to MEDIC. Highway Patrol says the male passenger in the tractor trailer, 45-year-old Rodney Watson, of Gulfport, Mississippi, died in the hospital around 2 p.m. Wednesday.
Two People Dead in I-85 Tractor Trailer Crash
The driver and passenger of a tractor trailer have both died after hitting a bridge on Interstate 85 Wednesday morning.
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