One dead, two injured near Huntersville after car drives the wrong way on I-77

One person was killed and two others were injured early Saturday when a car traveling the wrong direction on Interstate 77 collided with another car, tying up traffic for two hours.

The collision took place near Exit 23 at about 2:30 a.m. Saturday, with a car traveling south on northbound lanes, authorities said.

The N.C. Highway Patrol is investigating the collision.

No names of any of the victims have been released as of Saturday.

David Perlmutt

This story was originally published September 5, 2015 at 10:08 AM with the headline "One dead, two injured near Huntersville after car drives the wrong way on I-77."