At least one person has died after a fuel tanker crashed and caught fire, shutting down Interstate 77 near the North Carolina-South Carolina state line for several hours.
FORT MILL, S.C. (AP) -- At least one person has died after a fuel tanker crashed and caught fire, shutting down Interstate 77 near the North Carolina-South Carolina state line for several hours.
Highway Patrol Lance Corporal Billy Elder said the driver of a tractor trailer died in Monday's crash and two women in a car that collided with the truck were taken to a local hospital for treatment. None of those involved in the crash were identified.
The tractor trailer was traveling in the southbound lane, but both sides of the road were closed. Multiple media outlets reported that witnesses saw heavy black smoke after the tanker overturned and burst into flames.
Northbound lanes were reopened after the fire was put out and officials expected to open one southbound lane Monday night.
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