I-40 West/I-85 South accident
From the N.C. Department of Transportation:
The right two lanes on Interstate 40 West/Interstate 85 South just past the Mount Hope Church Road interchange (Exit 132) are blocked by an earlier traffic accident.
It is expected that these lanes will be closed until midday.
Here's what we're reporting:
One person died in this morning's wreck involving a tractor-trailer on Interstate 85, according to the Highway Patrol.
The Highway Patrol did not immediately provide other information about the fatality.
The right three lanes on I-85 southbound near Mt. Hope Church Road had been blocked after a tractor-trailer caught fire Thursday morning.
One of those lanes has since reopened.
The accident at mile marker 131 east of Greensboro had backed up traffic for miles.