Pickup truck catches fire traveling down south Charlotte road
Firefighters sprayed down a pickup truck that caught fire while traveling in south Charlotte.
Channel 9′s photographer arrived at the scene on inbound Rea Road just off I-485 after crews sprayed fire extinguishing foam on the truck.
According to CMPD’s traffic site, the truck was involved in an accident around 5:30 a.m. on Rea Road at Piper Glen Drive, but it’s unclear exactly what happened.
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The inbound lanes of Rea Road, heading into Uptown, are closed while the truck is still on the road.
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MEDIC said no one was injured in the accident.
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