Car flips, landing on trees in US 264 crash in Wake County near Wendell; lanes closed, traffic backed up

WENDELL, N.C. (WNCN) — A crash that left a car upside down, lying on trees, closed two lanes of U.S. 264 in eastern Wake County Saturday evening.

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The wreck was reported around 8:15 p.m. along U.S. 264 near exit 13, east of the U.S. 64 Business interchange, according to the NCDOT.

The details of the crash were not immediately available, but a CBS 17 reporter passing the scene spotted a car off the road lying upside down on trees. There were also several broken trees just off the right side of the road.

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Eastbound traffic was backed up more than a mile before the left lane reopened around 9 p.m.

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There was no word about any injuries or how many vehicles might be involved.

CBS 17 has reached out to the North Carolina State Highway Patrol for details.