HAMLET — Traffic is backed up on the U.S. 74 Bypass just west of the Scotland County line following a fatal collision.
Officials with the Hamlet Fire Department say a tractor-trailer and a Chevy Tahoe collided head-on in the eastbound lanes at Exit 322, where U.S. 74 business merges with the bypass.
The wreck happened around 6:30 p.m.
One person is dead, according to HFD.
The scene has not yet been cleared.
No other details are available at this time.
The N.C. State Highway Patrol is investigating.
