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The crash was reported before 2 p.m. in the northbound lanes of Interstate 95 at Mile Marker 113 near Kenly.



Five people killed in multi-vehicle crash on I-95 in Wilson County; one northbound lane open

<p>WHAT TO EXPECT TOMORROW. &gt;&gt; AND RIGHT NOW AT 4 O'CLOCK WE'RE FOLLOWING BREAKING NEWS. 5 PEOPLE WERE KILLED IN A MAJOR CRASH IN WILSON COUNTY. ALL LANES OF 95. THE NORTHBOUND SIDE ARE CLOSED. &gt;&gt; SKY 5 IS LIVE OVER THE SCENE HERE. A MASSIVE SCENE WHERE ONE TRACTOR TRAILER CAUGHT FIRE. ANOTHER IS IN THE TREE LINE. THE CRASH HAPPENING JUST BEFORE 2 O'CLOCK THIS AFTERNOON AT THE 107, EXIT. THAT'S NEAR KENLEY TRAFFIC IS BACKED UP FOR MILES AS A RESULT. DRIVERS BEING TOLD TO GET OFF AT EXIT 107. WE HAVE A LOT TO GET TO. THANKS SO MUCH FOR JOINING US. I'M LENA TILLETT AND I'M DAN HAGGERTY. WHAT A HORRIBLE SITUATION. WE HAVE TEAM COVERAGE OF THE U.S.. WE HAVE BRIAN SHRADER WHO'S TRACKING THE MAJOR TRAFFIC IMPACT. IT'S ALL CREATING. &gt;&gt; BUT WRAL'S, HEIDI KIRK WILL START THERE. SHE IS ON THE SCENE. HEIDI, WHAT CAN YOU TELL US? &gt;&gt; NOW, THIS IS THE NORTHBOUND LANE OF I-95. AND AS YOU CAN SEE, TRAFFIC IS BACKED UP FOR MILES BACK. I GOT HERE JUST ABOUT AN HOUR AGO AND HAVE BEEN DRIVING AROUND TRYING TO GET AN IDEA. I CAN TELL YOU WE'RE ABOUT 5 MILES TRAFFIC IS ABSOLUTELY NO. PEOPLE ARE NOT ABLE TO ANYWHERE. AND AS YOU CAN TELL, THIS IS QUITE THE TRAGIC SCENE WE HAVE SKY 5 FLYING OVER ALL AFTERNOON. AS YOU CAN SEE WHAT WE KNOW SO FAR IS THAT THIS INVOLVED A TRACTOR TRAILER OR 2 AND AT LEAST ONE OF THEM CAUGHT FIRE. YOU CAN SEE LOTS OF BIRDS ITEMS ON THE WANTING TO THIS AREA. NOW, AGAIN, WE'RE RIGHT OUTSIDE KENLEY ON I-95. THIS IS THE NORTHBOUND LANE OF THE SOUTHBOUND LANE IS A FLOWING PRETTY FREELY, AS YOU CAN SEE. NOW, WE DO KNOW THAT 5 PEOPLE ARE DECEASED. WE'RE CONTINUING TO WAIT FOR UPDATES. THE LATEST UPDATE WE RECEIVED IS THAT THESE LANES COULD BE SHUT DOWN FOR MANY MORE HOURS. OF COURSE, WE'RE GOING TO STAY OUT HERE AND CONTINUE TO BRING YOU LIVE UPDATES &gt;&gt; IT THANK YOU. WE WILL GO NOW TO BRIAN SHRADER. HE IS IN THE DAN HERE IN THE WRAL LIVE CENTER, KEEPING UP WITH OUR WRAL ASSIGNMENT DESK HERE AS WE GET NEW INFORMATION ABOUT THIS CRASH. WANT TO SHOW YOU OUR LATEST TRAFFIC THIS IS EXIT 107, DOWN HERE. THIS IS WHERE ON 95 NORTHBOUND IS CLOSED RIGHT NOW. THAT CRASH IS JUST NORTH OF THAT 107, INTERCHANGE AND AGAIN, IT MAY BE SEVERAL HOURS BEFORE I-95 NORTHBOUND IS OPEN. HERE'S THE DETOUR. THE DOT IS SET UP. IT TAKES 301, OUT TO 5.87. AND THEN FROM THERE, YOU CAN REJOIN 95 NORTHBOUND ON THE OTHERSIDE OF THAT SCENE. AND EVEN THOUGH WE'RE SEEING A LOT OF GREEN ON THE SOUTHBOUND LANES, WE ARE SEEING DELAYS RIGHT AROUND THAT</p>

Five people killed in large crash on I-95 in Wilson County

Five people killed in multi-vehicle crash on I-95 in Wilson County

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