NORTH CAROLINA — An early-morning crash involving a tractor-trailer on Interstate 40 East in Haywood County caused a fire that melted sections of the roadway and forced the interstate to close, officials said.
According to the North Carolina State Highway Patrol, the crash occurred just before 6 a.m. Thursday near mile marker 28.5 close to Clyde.
Troopers said the tractor-trailer was traveling east when it struck a collapsible crash container and then hit a concrete barrier before coming to a stop about 200 to 250 feet down the interstate. The truck then burst into flames…