WAYNESVILLE, NC : Driver dies after crashing off hurricane-damaged highway in North Carolina on Wednesday, 13th November 2024
Waynesville, North Carolina
A driver has died after going around a barricade and driving off the edge of a hurricane-damaged North Carolina highway that became a symbol of Hurricane Helene’s destruction.
Photos of Interstate 40 with multiple lanes washed out by Helene near the Tennessee state line drew widespread attention after the storm as the region was largely cut off by numerous road closures.
Emergency workers from Tennessee and North Carolina responded to a report that a vehicle had driven off eastbound I-40 and down an embankment on Saturday night, according to a news release from the Junaluska Community Volunteer Fire Department.
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