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Lanes reopen after tractor-trailer crash on I-485 in north Charlotte

CHARLOTTE — Part of I-485 in north Charlotte closed after a crash early Saturday morning.

The crash shut down 2 lanes of I-485 Inner near the exit to Northlake Mall and I-77, starting around 4 a.m. Saturday.

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The lanes reopened around 7:20 a.m. N.C. Department of Transportation expected those lanes to be closed until 10 a.m.

Channel 9′s photographer at the scene saw damage on the cab of a tractor-trailer and multiple N.C. State Highway Patrol troopers keeping the area clear.

Channel 9 asked NCDOT what led to the crash and if anyone was injured.


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