CHARLOTTE, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — An overnight wreck on Interstate-485 Outer shut down multiple lanes near Charlotte-Douglas International Airport Friday morning, snarling the commute for many drivers.

The crash occurred at 3:12 a.m. Friday, March 17, on I-485 Outer, near Andrew Jackson Highway.

As of 11 a.m., the roadway had reopened and traffic was flowing.

  • Photo: West Meck Fire Dept.
  • Photo: West Meck Fire Dept.
  • Photo: West Meck Fire Dept.
  • Photo: West Meck Fire Dept.

Medic reported to Queen City News that one person was transported to the hospital with potentially life-threatening injuries. The wreck involved at least one semi-truck.