Crash closes I-40 westbound just outside of Benson

Thursday, November 7, 2019
BENSON, N.C. (WTVD) -- A crash closed Interstate 40 westbound near Benson on Thursday morning.

The crash happened just before 8 a.m. The interstate remained closed for nearly an hour.
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Chopper11 HD flew over the scene and saw a burned out truck stopped in the middle of the interstate.

State troopers said the driver of the pickup truck crashed into the back of a box truck. That crash caused the pickup to catch fire.
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Another driver passing by, stopped and pulled the woman to safety. First responders later arrived and took her to the hospital; her condition is unknown.
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