CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A ramp on Interstate 77 is blocked Thursday morning after a tractor trailer carrying live turkeys crashed.

It happened around 4:10 a.m. near the ramp for Exit 16B for Sunset Boulevard. The ramp for that exit is expected to be closed while the scene is cleared.

Highway Patrol was not able to confirm whether any turkeys survived the incident, or if the driver was injured. WCNC Charlotte has reached out to Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police for more information.

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