Five people, including two children, hurt in crash on I-277

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Five people, including two children, are hurt following a crash on I-277 in Uptown Charlotte Monday afternoon.

It happened on the inner loop near the North Church Street exit just before two o’clock. It involved a white sedan with deployed airbags and a white Budget box truck.

MEDIC took two patients to the hospital with serious injuries. Crime scene investigators were called out as CMPD redirected traffic, causing heavy backups in the area.