Two people die in south Charlotte crash after vehicle veers into oncoming traffic
Two people died in a vehicle crash in south Charlotte Wednesday evening after a driver veered into oncoming traffic, police said in a news release.
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The crash occurred at 6:10 p.m. in the 1600 block of Westinghouse Boulevard where a Ford Mustang crashed into a Chevrolet Camaro, Charlotte-Mecklenburg police said.
The Mustang was traveling west on Westinghouse Boulevard when the driver veered into oncoming traffic on the left, striking the Camaro, police said.
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Both vehicles became engulfed in flames and the driver and passenger of the Mustang died at the scene, police said. The driver of the Camaro was taken the hospital.
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Police have not identified the two people killed.