Two truck drivers lost their lives after crashing into a bridge near Charlotte, North Carolina.
The incident occurred around 4:30 a.m. on Wednesday morning, on Interstate 85, near the highway 29 connector.
State troopers say the driver of the truck lost control and veered into the base of the bridge. The impact caused the truck to catch fire.
Both the driver, 22-year-old Christoper Dyer, and his passenger, 45-year-old Rodney Watson, died from their injuries. The truck was owned by Swift Transportation.
According to a news report by WCNC, 1 in 10 Swift Transportation drivers have been in a crash since 2014. The company has been cited for unsafe driving 4,098 times in the same time period.
An investigation is underway to determine how the driver lost control.