Gastonia, NC : One person was pronounced dead and two people were rescued after a fiery tractor-trailer crash on Tuesday, June 13, 2017

One person was pronounced dead and two people were rescued after a fiery tractor-trailer crash on Interstate 85 near the North Carolina and South Carolina state line Tuesday night.

The driver of a 2007 Freightliner was traveling north on I-85 near the 106 mile marker around 8:16 p.m. in Cherokee County (S.C.) when the vehicle veered into the median, crossed the cable barrier and drove into the southbound lanes, where it struck another tractor-trailer, said Cpl. Bill Rhyne with the S.C. Highway Patrol.

Both vehicles were engulfed in flames as a result of the crash, Cherokee County Coroner Dennis Fowler said in a statement.

A passerby was able to pull the driver and passenger from the southbound vehicle, but the driver of the striking vehicle died in the wreckage, Fowler said.

The deceased driver had not been identified as of late Wednesday afternoon.

“The victim was burned beyond recognition. I will rely on dental records for identification,” Fowler said.


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One dead, two rescued in fiery I-85 crash