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Outbound Brookshire boulevard closed due to an overturned tanker on I-485

Overturned tanker - Charlotte Fire said the outbound lanes of Brookshire Boulevard at the ramp to Interstate 485 were closed due to the incident.
Overturned tanker - Charlotte Fire said the outbound lanes of Brookshire Boulevard at the ramp to Interstate 485 were closed due to the incident. WSOC-TV

Outbound Brookshire Boulevard at Interstate 485 was closed just after 1:30 p.m. when a tanker overturned, according to a Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police alert.

Drivers are asked to avoid the area and the road will be closed for at least five hours as crews clear the scene, CMPD said.

Brian Christiansen, a reporter at the scene with Fox 46, said fire and hazmat trucks were at the wreck. The tanker was filled with gasoline that is being pumped into another vehicle, he said.

This is a developing story

This story was originally published January 19, 2023 at 3:42 PM.

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