CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Officials said Interstate 77 southbound in Charlotte, North Carolina, was briefly shut down after a fire engulfed a bus.
One person was killed and four others were hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries.
Trooper Ray Pierce told WSOC the deceased victim is an 82-year-old woman. He said one of the four people injured is in serious condition.
The incident happened at about 2:15 p.m. Sunday. The North Carolina State Highway Patrol told WSOC that a private bus crashed into a wall when attempting to exit the freeway.
Pierce said the bus caught fire after hitting the wall.
WSOC confirmed the bus belongs to Victory Christian Center in Charlotte.