Rear-end collision causes backup on I-40 near Claremont exit, Burke County NC


A rear-end collision occurred on I-40 eastbound near the Claremont exit. The accident caused heavy traffic backup. Injuries, if any, appear to be minor.
Audio|Source: Burke County Public Safety
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Transcript:
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1050 just occurred, I-40 eastbound just west of the Claremont exit and it's backed all the way up to that.
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Can you tell the speedy or PI yet?
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No, I'm in traffic.
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532, can you hit this way and check on it, please, sir?
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I'm good to come the opposite way.
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Opposite way of where?
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Down I-40 on the shoulder to that 1050.
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No, it's all the way back at the Claremont exit, the 135.
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511 Newton.
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If it is a PI, it's going to be minor.
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It's not a bad one.
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It's just a simple rear-in collision looks like.
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I-40, North Carolina
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