Second I-40 Crash near Raleigh: Harrison Ave after Wade Avenue Incident

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Two separate car accidents occurred on eastbound Interstate 40 near Raleigh, North Carolina. The first accident happened near Wade Avenue at 5:30 p.m., closing one lane for approximately 45 minutes. The second accident, a five-vehicle pile-up, occurred around 6:30 p.m. near the Harrison Avenue exit and closed two lanes for about an hour; no information about injuries was released.

Major Pile-up on Interstate 40 near Raleigh Results in Lane Closures

A pile-up accident on Interstate 40 just west of Raleigh led to the closure of two lanes for approximately an hour on Sunday evening. This occurred shortly after a previous accident on the eastbound I-40 near Wade Avenue.

Details of the Multi-Car Wreck

The latest multi-vehicle accident on eastbound I-40 was reported around 6:30 p.m. close to the Harrison Avenue exit (mile marker 287), as per the North Carolina Department of Transportation. Two left lanes were temporarily shut down while crews and the North Carolina State Highway Patrol attended to the crash scene.

Officials confirmed that the collision involved five vehicles, all appearing to be cars or SUVs. Visit CBS 17’s live traffic map for real-time updates on road conditions.

Possible Injuries and Earlier Wreck

The highway patrol did not share any details about potential injuries. An earlier accident around 5:30 p.m. resulted in the closure of one eastbound lane near Wade Avenue. Traffic was briefly backed up to Harrison Avenue, with the situation normalizing after about 45 minutes.

The NCDOT anticipated that the crash near Harrison Avenue would be cleared by 9:28 p.m., though the lanes were reopened around 7:25 p.m.

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