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Two men die after pickup leaves road and hits trees in Monroe
A Chevrolet Silverado carrying three men crashed near Old Charlotte Highway and Rogers Road just before 1 a.m. Sunday. Two men died at the scene and the third was flown to a Charlotte-area hospital with critical injuries.
Two men were killed and a third was critically injured in a crash early Sunday on Old Charlotte Highway near Rogers Road in Monroe, police said.
Monroe police responded shortly before 1 a.m. and found a Chevrolet Silverado that had left the roadway and struck multiple trees. Three men were inside the pickup.
Two were pronounced dead at the scene. The third was airlifted to a Charlotte-area hospital with critical injuries. Police had not released the men’s names as of Sunday morning.