VIDEO: A person died tragically in a fiery tractor-trailer crash on Interstate 95 North in Cumberland County Wednesday evening.
Around 7:30 p.m., witnesses reported that a tractor-trailer burst into flames near the Interstate 295 interchange. A state trooper said the driver of the tractor-trailer had a tire malfunction that caused him to collide with the wall on the interstate. When the truck hit the wall, it caused one of the tanks to explode.
The North Carolina State Highway Patrol confirmed that the driver died in the crash.
Viewer photos reveal a large fire and heavy smoke visible on the highway just north of Fayetteville. "The big ball of fire was just insane," said Michael Powell, a witness to the crash. "It was about 16 feet high coming off the front of the trailer. The cab kind of disappeared or [was] not there anymore.
"It was massive. More massive than any bonfire you've ever been to."