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The three Charlotte residents killed Friday night in a three-car collision on I-77 have been identified as Tei Paw, 40; Khai Hne, 33; and Khai Tlo, 33; all three were passengers in the Honda Pilot involved in the crash. Four other people injured in the crash were transported to Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte. The bus driver was not injured. The drivers of the Honda Accord and the Honda Pilot were taken to a hospital in Charlotte, along with two other passengers in the Pilot. According to the Highway Patrol, one of those killed was wearing a seatbelt but the other two were not.

Woman killed after her car collides with tractor-trailer on I-77.

Date:

Wednesday, January 15, 2014

Area:

Charlotte, NC

A woman was killed in a car accident on the interstate Thursday evening, according to Charlotte firefighters.

The accident happened shortly before 9 p.m. on southbound I-77 near the North and South Carolina state line.

State Troopers stated that a woman was driving northbound on I-77 when she collided with a tractor trailer. Her vehicle flipped and came to rest on the southbound side of the interstate.

The woman was pronounced dead at the scene. Her name has not been released.

Allan Jamar Ford killed, passenger slightly injured after high speed crash on I-77.

Date:

Saturday, January 4, 2014

Area:

Charlotte, NC

One person was killed in a car accident on I-77 Sunday night, according to a release from the North Carolina Highway Patrol.

The wreck happened on I-77 northbound near the 28-mile marker, just south of Catawba Avenue.

Witnesses told officials that a 2007 Buick Lucerne was driving at a high rate of speed when the driver attempted to pass another vehicle on the left shoulder. The vehicle then lost control, came back onto the interstate and struck the guardrail on the right side of the interstate before becoming airborne and went down an embankment.

One critically injured after crash on I-77 in Charlotte, North Carolina

Date:

Monday, December 30, 2013

Area:

Charlotte, NC

Firefighters in Charlotte have cleared a vehicle crash that all but closed access to Interstate 77 southbound from Interstate 85 southbound Tuesday morning. The incident was reported at 6:59 a.m. at milemarker 38. That's the ramp from I-85 to I-77 southbound. The left lane of the ramp is closed. The accident was cleared from the roadway by 8 a.m., according to NCDOT. Medic transported one patient with potentially life threatening injuries.

Truck driver killed after truck drives off road and overturns on Interstate 77 in Huntersville, North Carolina

Date:

Friday, December 27, 2013

Area:

Charlotte, NC

North Carolina State Highway Patrol is investigating a deadly accident that happened Saturday night. Troopers say a truck driver was driving on I-77, near the Mount Holly-Huntersville Road Overpass, when he drove his truck off the road and overturned. The truck driver was pronounced dead on the scene. Fifty-five gallons of oil was thrown from the truck, but it has been cleaned up since the accident.