Two men are dead and a third is critically injured after a pickup truck ran off Old Charlotte Highway near Rogers Road in Union County and slammed into multiple trees just before 1 a.m. Sunday. Three men were inside the Chevrolet Silverado when it left the roadway, and two of them were pronounced dead at the scene.
Truck Struck Multiple Trees Near Rogers Road
According to WSOC-TV, officers discovered the Silverado after it ran off the roadway and struck multiple trees, leaving two of the three men inside dead on scene. The third man was airlifted to a Charlotte-area hospital with critical injuries, the station reported. The crash was first reported by WBTV, which described it as a rollover crash in Union County that killed two people and left a third critically injured.
Officers responded shortly before 1 a.m. Sunday to the crash site on Old Charlotte Highway near Rogers Road, per the station's report. The victims' names have not yet been released, and the exact cause of the crash remains under investigation.
Cause Still Under Investigation
The Monroe Police Department's Traffic Division is investigating what caused the crash, according to QC News. Officials said additional information will be released as it becomes available, the outlet noted. As of Sunday, the cause of the crash was not yet known, WCNC reported.
No further details about the identities of the two men who died or the condition of the man airlifted for treatment have been made public. Investigators have not said whether any other vehicles were involved in the crash. Hoodline will update this story as Monroe police release additional information.
