2 DEAD AFTER CAR CATCHES FIRE IN NIGHT WRECK

A double death wreck resulted in a car hitting bricks, a tree, and then going up in flames

Author:
Charlotte Alerts
Publish date:
Aug 2, 2021

A double death wreck resulted in a car hitting bricks, a tree, and then going up in flames

The Major Crash Investigation Unit is investigating a fatality traffic crash that occurred on Colville Road Charlotte, NC. Robert Walker and Henry Melvin were killed in the fiery crash.

On Sunday August 1^st, 2021 at 2:27 a.m., officers responded to a serious injury crash involving a vehicle striking a tree and catching on fire. 4 people were in the vehicle.

The driver of a Mercedes Benz car was traveling at a high rate of speed. The Benz lost control and struck the curb. It then exited the curve and ran off the road. The car then struck a set of brick steps and then a tree before catching on fire.

Officers located a severely damaged and burning Mercedes Benz and its four injured occupants. Henry Melvin and Robert Walker were pronounced deceased on scene by medic.

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