The North Carolina State Highway Patrol is investigating a crash that blocked the southbound lanes of Interstate 85 Tuesday morning in Concord.
The crash happened around 8 a.m. near Davidson Highway. Channel 9 spotted multiple first responders and a medical helicopter at the scene of the crash.
By about 9:15 a.m., at least two lanes were reopened.
Traffic was being diverted away from Davidson Highway. The North Carolina Department of Transportation says the road is expected to be closed for several hours.
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Officials told Channel 9 that a semi-trailer was slowing down due to traffic in the lanes ahead when a Honda Accord rear-ended the truck. The car ended up wedged underneath the tractor-trailer.
Highway patrol troopers told Channel 9 that the driver in the Honda was flown to a hospital in Charlotte.
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