SCOTLAND CO, NC (WBTW) – A tractor-trailer driver died in a crash on Highway 401 in Scotland County.
The tractor-trailer was traveling north at about 7:15 p.m. on Monday in the Wagram community when an SUV crossed the center line and struck it, according to Sgt. Randy Lankford with the North Carolina Highway Patrol.
The tractor-trailer then hit a ditch and caught fire, Sgt. Lankford said. The SUV driver was hospitalized and “could face charges,” according to Lankford.
The crash closed a section of Highway 401 for hours on Monday night.
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