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Charlotte traffic: School bus in wreck on Freedom Drive at I-85

A school bus and an SUV were involved in a wreck on Freedom Drive at Interstate 85 on Wednesday morning.

No students were on the bus, according to WBTV, the Observer’s media partner. The wreck happened at about 5 a.m.

Later Wednesday morning, traffic backed up on Interstate 77 northbound near Gold Hill Road because of a wreck, the S.C. Highway Patrol reported.

Numerous wrecks have been reported in the 7 a.m. hour, including on West W.T. Harris Boulevard at West Sugar Creek Road, on Asbury Avenue at Atando Avenue and on 77 Center Drive at Tyvola Road.

Huntersville police are at a wreck with injuries on Statesville Road at Sam Furr Road.

Joe Marusak: 704-358-5067, @jmarusak

This story was originally published January 27, 2016 at 6:27 AM with the headline "Charlotte traffic: School bus in wreck on Freedom Drive at I-85."

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