HUNTERSVILLE, N.C. — A fatal crash investigation is underway after firefighters found a car overturned under an I-485 overpass in Huntersville late Friday night, officials said.
The Huntersville Fire Department said it responded to the incident near Independence Hill Road just below an overpass on I-485.
A car was found underneath the overpass, overturned on the train tracks with a victim pinned in, firefighters said.
Independence Hill Road remained closed overnight as crews investigated the crash, firefighters said.
The incident was also investigated by the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department and North Carolina Highway Patrol.
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