{"id":2979,"date":"2026-06-14T11:04:25","date_gmt":"2026-06-14T11:04:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/?p=2979"},"modified":"2026-06-14T11:04:25","modified_gmt":"2026-06-14T11:04:25","slug":"car-flips-landing-on-trees-in-us-264-crash-in-wake-county-near-wendell-lanes-closed-traffic-backed-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/?p=2979","title":{"rendered":"Car flips, landing on trees in US 264 crash in Wake County near Wendell; lanes closed, traffic backed up"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>WENDELL, N.C. (WNCN) \u2014 A crash that left a car upside down, lying on trees, closed two lanes of U.S. 264 in eastern Wake County Saturday evening.<\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/?p=2977\">\u2018Blessing\u2019: NC man wins $735,645 Cash 5 jackpot after buying $1 ticket<\/a><\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/?p=2975\">Why Trump and other G7 leaders meeting without China might be a mistake<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Eastbound traffic was backed up more than a mile before the left lane reopened around 9 p.m.<\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/?p=2973\">Britain detains sanctioned oil tanker believed to be linked to Russia\u2019s shadow fleet<\/a><\/p><section>\n<div>\n<h2>MORE FROM CBS 17<\/h2>\n<section>\n<h2>\n\t\t\n\t\tWAKE COUNTY NEWS\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/h2>\n<div>\n<article>\n<!-- Next line is not the perfect\/ideal way to control hiding the items. Can revisit later. -->\n<div>\n<h3>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tCar flips into trees in US 264 crash near Wendell\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<\/h3>\n<span>\n<span>\n<svg><\/svg>\n<\/span>\n<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article>\n<!-- Next line is not the perfect\/ideal way to control hiding the items. Can revisit later. -->\n<div>\n<h3>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t3 Ft. Bragg troops die in Wake Co. crash; 4th critical: Troopers\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<\/h3>\n<span>\n<span>\n<svg><\/svg>\n<\/span>\n<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article>\n<!-- Next line is not the perfect\/ideal way to control hiding the items. Can revisit later. -->\n<div>\n<h3>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tPolice ID man killed in Raleigh hit-and-run crash\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<\/h3>\n<span>\n<span>\n<svg><\/svg>\n<\/span>\n<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium_large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2978\" height=\"451\" src=\"https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/94c7b19a955d8405e5798646500be7ab-768x451.webp\" width=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/94c7b19a955d8405e5798646500be7ab-768x451.webp 768w, https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/94c7b19a955d8405e5798646500be7ab-300x176.webp 300w, https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/94c7b19a955d8405e5798646500be7ab.webp 927w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n<figcaption>A car is flipped over in trees off US 264 near Wendell on Saturday evening. 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