WILSON, N.C. (WTVD) — The National Transportation Safety Board, in coordination with the North Carolina State Highway Patrol, has opened an investigation into Wednesday’s deadly crash on Interstate 95 that left five dead.
The NTSB said the wreck involved three tractor-trailers and two sport utility vehicles.
The crash happened on a stretch of I-95 northbound near Mile Marker 114.5 in Wilson County that was undergoing maintenance by NCDOT and a lane closure was in effect at the time, officials said.
The Highway Patrol said a 2020 Freightliner tractor-trailer hauling orange juice was traveling north on I-95 and failed to reduce speed as traffic slowed ahead. It crashed into the back of a 2013 Chevy Tahoe and then struck a 2017 Toyota Rav-4, a 2024 Kenworth tractor-trailer, and a 2014 International tractor-trailer.
The truck carrying orange juice eventually stopped in the northbound travel lanes and burst into flames.
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