Road reopened after tractor-trailer crash, diesel spill in northeast Charlotte

The wreck happened on North Tryon Street near Tom Hunter Road.
A crash involving a USPS tractor-trailer closed North Tryon Street on Monday morning.
Published: Nov. 13, 2023 at 4:55 AM EST
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) - A busy road in northeast Charlotte has reopened after a crash involved a tractor-trailer and a subsequent diesel spill on Monday morning.

The crash happened on the outbound side of North Tryon Street near Tom Hunter Road before 4:30 a.m.

Video from the scene showed the truck with U.S. Postal Service markings.

The road was closed for several hours and was reopened by 9 a.m.

It is unclear what led up to the crash. Paramedics were not called to the scene.

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