KNIGHTDALE, N.C. (WNCN) — Troopers and emergency crews are investigating what led to a serious crash early Saturday morning on Interstate 87.
According to the North Carolina State Highway Patrol, first responders were called to a crash around 7:20 a.m. on I-87 near mile marker 11. Upon arrival, troopers said they found an SUV and a truck with lumber in the back of its trailer had crashed into the median underneath the Wendell Falls Parkway overpass.
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CBS 17 was on the scene when the ambulance arrived, and the truck still appeared rested to the bridge’s column. The crew saw the trailer raised and sitting upright — however, the truck and SUV overturned.
State Highway Patrol told CBS 17 that, according to their investigation, a white SUV made an unsafe lane change, colliding into the lumber-hauling Chevy Silverado.
A trooper on the scene said it does not appear that the bridge was unharmed by the crash. The trooper said three people sustained non-life-threatening injuries as a result of the crash. Charges are pending while troopers actively continue their investigation.
According to the Department of Transportation, they expect both sides of I-87 to be cleared by 10:30 a.m. Right now, at least one lane going north and southbound is closed as crews clear the scene.