Mount Holly Road near Interstate 485 in west Charlotte remained closed Monday morning after a crash involving a fuel tanker Sunday night.
The crash happened around 10:30 p.m. near Rockwell Drive.
Police said a driver ran a stop sign and slammed into the tanker, which then flipped on its side, spilling fuel across the road.
The driver of the tanker was taken to the hospital with serious injuries, Medic said.
Charlotte firefighters sprayed the truck and the road with foam so it wouldn't start a fire. They also pumped out 500 gallons of gasoline from the tanker, but it’s unclear how much spilled. The smell of gasoline in the area was overwhelming before dawn, Channel 9 crews reported.