Deadly early morning crash closes inbound lanes on Independence Boulevard, police say

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) – At least one person died in a fatal crash Saturday morning just outside of Uptown Charlotte, police said.

The crash happened Saturday, Oct. 10, around 4 a.m. on inbound lanes along Independence Boulevard heading toward Uptown near the I-277 interchange.

According to reports, police shut down inbound lanes at Charlottetown Avenue to investigate the deadly crash.

It was not immediately clear who was injured or what led up to the crash but the investigation remained ongoing.

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