1 dead after car flips, bursts into flames on major Charlotte road, police say
One person died in a fiery single-car wreck on inbound Independence Boulevard Wednesday afternoon, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police said.
At 3:30 p.m., inbound Independence from Albemarle Road was down to two lanes, CMPD Lt. Andy Harris said. The lanes were reopened at about 6 p.m., according to the state Department of Transportation.
The car caught fire after flipping on the road, Harris said.
Also Wednesday, a 72-year-old Ohio man died in a wreck on Interstate 85 southbound in Belmont, police said.
Tony Angelona Jr. of Warren, Ohio, failed to slow down before his box truck hit an 18-wheeler just north of N.C. 273 at about 1:45 p.m., according to a Belmont Police Department news release.
This is a developing story.
This story was originally published July 15, 2020 at 5:08 PM.