Two people are dead after a car veered off the road and crashed on Bellhaven Boulevard early Monday morning.
The crash happened around 3:30 a.m. when a man driving a green BMW veered off the road, caught fire, and collided into some trees.
Charlotte Mecklenburg Police were the first to arrive on the scene of the fiery crash. Two officers attempted to free the driver from the car just as Fire Department officials arrived.
Both a 29-year-old man and a 36 year-old man were killed in the crash. A passenger was rushed to Carolinas Medical Center with non-life threatening injuries.
Although nighttime traffic volume is approximately half that of daytime, about 62% of all traffic fatalities nationwide occur at night. If you or someone you know has been injured in a serious accident, day or night, call the Accident Attorneys of Reeves, Aiken, and Hightower at 704-499-9000 or 877-374-5999 toll-free.