Two people died Saturday night in a motorcycle crash at the intersection of Moores Chapel Road and Sam Wilson Road in west Charlotte, with paramedics pronouncing both dead at the scene after medic crews responded around 7 p.m.
Medic officials said they were called to the crash at the Moores Chapel Road and Sam Wilson Road intersection around 7 p.m. Saturday, according to Queen City News. Paramedics pronounced both people dead at the scene, the outlet reported.
The intersection was closed for the investigation following the crash, per the same report. As of publication, the station said it was still working to learn how the collision occurred.
Separate CMPD Notice Describes a Vehicle-Motorcycle Collision
A separate notice from the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department describes detectives with its Major Crash Investigation Unit looking into a fatal crash involving a vehicle and a motorcycle in the Metro Division dated Saturday, Oct. 24, 2026.
The cause and sequence of Saturday's crash have not been determined in available reporting, and the identities of the two people killed have not been released.
Moores Chapel Road Has Seen Other Serious Crashes
This is not the first time the Moores Chapel Road corridor has been the site of a deadly motorcycle wreck. Moores Chapel Road was closed at Interstate 485 after a separate motorcycle crash on a Thursday night, with police shutting the road in both directions until after midnight following a collision that happened at approximately 9:40 p.m. just west of the exit, according to Queen City News.
In June 2025, a crash involving a motorcycle on I-485 near the Moores Chapel Road exit resulted in one death, WBTV reported at the time. CMPD also investigated a separate fatal collision involving a vehicle and a motorcycle in the Metro Division in August 2025, according to a Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department notice from that period.
No further details on Saturday's crash, including whether the intersection has since reopened or whether any charges have been filed, were available in the reporting reviewed for this story.
