Live Accident Reports by @NCDOT_I40

• I-40 Eastbound CLOSED past Green Corner Rd in Haywood County due to crash. ID 26102500012. https://t.co/tspj6QNzqc

  2 days ago

• Cleared: I-40 Westbound ramp to Exit 220 is CLOSED in Guilford County due to crash. ID 26102300121.

  4 days ago

• Updated: I-40 Westbound ramp to Exit 220 is CLOSED in Guilford County due to crash. ID 26102300121. https://t.co/GSKZegkS6X

  4 days ago

• All lanes are closed on I-40 Westbound ramp to Exit 220 in Guilford County due to crash. ID 26102300121. https://t.co/GSKZegkS6X

  4 days ago

• Cleared: I-40 Eastbound ramp to Exit 203 is CLOSED in Forsyth County due to crash. ID 26102300081.

  4 days ago

• All lanes are closed on I-40 Eastbound at Tom Bradshaw Fwy in Wake County due to crash. ID 26102300084. https://t.co/1ruXulEZw1

  4 days ago

• Cleared: I-40 Eastbound CLOSED from Exit 280 to Exit 281 in Durham County due to crash. ID 26102300001. Detour / Alt Route: Motorist use Exit 280, left to Davis Dr, left to NC 54 East, left to NC 540 West, to Exit 1 A, to I-40 East.

  4 days ago

• RT @NCDOT_Triangle: I-40 East is closed at Exit 280 in #Durham due to a crash. Please seek an alternate route. https://t.co/AS7ziejjuj

  4 days ago

• I-40 Eastbound CLOSED from Exit 280 to Exit 281 in Durham County due to crash. Detour / Alt Route: Motorist use Exit 280, left to Davis Dr, left to NC 54 East, left to NC 540 West, to Exit 1 A, to I-40 East. For more https://t.co/lg3D7Imun7 https://t.co/JE2VlzVNVK

  5 days ago

• Updated: I-40 Eastbound CLOSED from Exit 280 to Exit 281 in Durham County due to crash. ID 26102300001. Detour / Alt Route: Motorist use Exit 280, left to Davis Dr, left to NC 54 East, left to NC 540 West, to Exit 1 A, to I-40 East. https://t.co/3V7UFlrCaK

  5 days ago

• Updated: I-40 Eastbound CLOSED from Exit 280 to Exit 281 in Durham County due to crash. ID 26102300001. Detour / Alt Route: Detour: Motorist use Exit 280, left to Davis Dr, left to NC 54 East, left to NC 540 West, to Exit 1 A, to I-40 East. https://t.co/3V7UFlrCaK

  5 days ago

• Updated: I-40 Eastbound CLOSED from Exit 280 to Exit 281 in Durham County due to crash. ID 26102300001. https://t.co/3V7UFlrCaK

  5 days ago

• I-40 Eastbound CLOSED at Exit 281 in Durham County due to crash. ID 26102300001. https://t.co/3V7UFlrCaK

  5 days ago

• Updated: I-40 Eastbound CLOSED at Exit 276 in Durham County due to crash. ID 26102100123. https://t.co/kVxwtYtgn6

  6 days ago

• RT @NCDOT_I26: 🚨HEADS UP🚨 All lanes of I-26 West are closed just past Exit 40 (NC 280) in Buncombe County due to crash. Check https://t.…

  1 week ago

• Cleared: All lanes are closed on I-40 Westbound past Exit 7 in Haywood County due to crash. ID 26101800121.

  1 week ago

• All lanes are closed on I-40 Westbound past Exit 7 in Haywood County due to crash. ID 26101800121. https://t.co/PFPKnkkNX8

  1 week ago

• All lanes are closed on I-40 Westbound past Exit 198 in Forsyth County due to crash. ID 26101800051. https://t.co/f50ROWJvKD

  1 week ago

Accident News Reports

• 2 injured after tractor-trailer driver runs US 70 light, crashes into car near Clayton: Troopers

  • North Carolina
  • Garner
  • I-40

  • source: Bing
  • 4 views
  • Oct 25, 2026 05:39am
  Part of U.S. 70 Business between Garner and Clayton is closed after a tractor-trailer cab and a car were involved in a crash Sunday morning. The wreck was reported ... Read More

• Deadly crash in Durham: Major delays, I-40 could be closed for hours after woman hit by vehicles

  • North Carolina
  • Durham
  • I-40

  • source: Bing
  • 13 views
  • Oct 23, 2026 03:48am
  A stretch of Interstate 40 East near RDU could be closed for several hours after Durham police found a woman who was hit by multiple unknown vehicles early Friday morning. Read More

• Winston-Salem police: Crash closes southbound lanes of US 421 at the I-40 split

  • North Carolina
  • Greensboro
  • I-40

  • source: Bing
  • 38 views
  • Oct 18, 2026 8:12pm
  A high-speed rollover crash on U.S. 421 in Winston-Salem killed the 20-year-old driver and a 22-year-old passenger, police say. Read More

• 2 killed, 1 injured in rollover crash on US 421 in Winston-Salem

  • North Carolina
  • Winston-salem
  • I-40

  • source: Bing
  • 14 views
  • Oct 18, 2026 12:58pm
  Southbound U.S. 421 traffic is being diverted onto eastbound I-40 near Silas Creek Parkway, according to an incident alert. Read More

• Newton Biker Killed on I-40, Driver Faces Charges

  • North Carolina
  • Morganton
  • I-40

  • source: Bing
  • 16 views
  • Oct 17, 2026 06:32am
  A Newton motorcyclist is dead after an I-40 crash - and the accused driver was already out on bond in a stalking case. Read More

• NC trooper injured after I-85 driver plows into stopped cruiser in Orange County at I-40

  • North Carolina
  • I-85

  • source: Bing
  • 26 views
  • Oct 11, 2026 05:57am
  A North Carolina State Highway Patrol trooper was injured when his stopped cruiser was hit by a vehicle along Interstate 85 on Sunday morning. The crash was ... Read More

• Four-Vehicle Crash on I-40 EB at NC 55 Shuts Down Hwy in Durham, NC

  • North Carolina
  • Durham
  • I-40

  • source: Bing
  • 30 views
  • Oct 05, 2026 1:04pm
  A four-vehicle crash shut down all eastbound lanes of Interstate 40 in Durham on Sunday morning, October 4. The wreck backed up traffic for nearly two miles during the morning commute. The crash was ... Read More

• Driver airlifted after crash shuts down lanes of traffic near Rocky Point

  • North Carolina
  • Rocky Point
  • I-40

  • source: Bing
  • 39 views
  • Sep 26, 2026 06:28am
  One person was flown to the hospital Friday afternoon following a serious crash on Interstate 40, according to Pender County Emergency Services. Read More

• Pedestrian killed in hit-and-run in Mebane on Interstate 85 South / 40 West

  • North Carolina
  • I-40

  • source: Bing
  • 46 views
  • Aug 21, 2026 09:55am
  MEBANE, N.C. (WGHP) - The North Carolina State Highway Patrol is investigating after a person died as a result of a hit-and-run crash on Interstate 85 / 40 early Friday morning. The crash occurred on ... Read More

• 1 dead in crash on Interstate 85 South / 40 West in Mebane

  • North Carolina
  • Alamance
  • I-40

  • source: Bing
  • 50 views
  • Aug 21, 2026 03:15am
  The North Carolina State Highway Patrol is investigating after a person died as a result of a crash on Interstate 85 / 40 early Friday morning. The crash occurred on I-85 ... Read More

• Should overpass protesting be prohibited? Legal analysts weigh in.

  • North Carolina
  • Durham
  • I-40

  • source: Bing
  • 41 views
  • Aug 15, 2026 05:12am
  When Carolina Journal analyzed crash data surrounding recurring protests on a pedestrian bridge over Interstate 40 in Durham, the findings raised serious public-safety concerns. Read More

• Winston-Salem police confirm I-40 crash Friday afternoon

  • North Carolina
  • Greensboro
  • I-40

  • source: Bing
  • 41 views
  • Aug 14, 2026 12:26pm
  Authorities are responding to a crash on I-40 in Winston-Salem, and drivers should expect possible delays. Read More

• Court documents reveal BAC of mother charged after crash killed 1-year-old in Greensboro

  • North Carolina
  • Greensboro
  • I-40

  • source: Bing
  • 43 views
  • Aug 13, 2026 11:14am
  Jamiah Smith faces several charges, including felony death by vehicle, after a crash in Greensboro left her 1-year-old child dead. Read More

• Greensboro Mom Charged After 1-Year-Old Twin Dies in I-40 Ramp Rollover

  • North Carolina
  • Greensboro
  • I-40

  • source: Bing
  • 42 views
  • Aug 12, 2026 12:50pm
  A 1-year-old twin is dead after a Greensboro rollover crash police say involved an impaired driver and an unsecured child seat. Read More

• Injuries reported in I-40 crash in Johnston County

  • North Carolina
  • North Raleigh
  • I-40

  • source: Bing
  • 47 views
  • Aug 12, 2026 10:02am
  NCDOT said all lanes have since reopened. Read More

• North Carolina woman charged with DWI after crash kills child, injures 2 others

  • North Carolina
  • Greensboro
  • I-40

  • source: Bing
  • 39 views
  • Aug 11, 2026 08:34am
  A Locust woman is facing multiple charges, including driving while impaired, after a single-car crash early Sunday in Greensboro led to the death of one of her 1-year-old twins. Jamiah Smith, 26, is ... Read More

• Bethlehem man killed by drunk driver

  • North Carolina
  • Statesville
  • I-40

  • source: Bing
  • 44 views
  • Aug 09, 2026 5:00pm
  A Bethlehem man has died after a drunk driver crashed into his disabled pickup on Interstate 40 near Statesville. Read More

• Hickory Man Dies In Crash, Man Charged In Connection To Incident

  • North Carolina
  • Hickory
  • I-40

  • source: Bing
  • 37 views
  • Aug 07, 2026 06:50am
  A Hickory man was killed in an Iredell County crash and a man has been charged in connection to the incident. Shortly after 3:00 a.m. Read More

• Woman killed after hit-and-run, struck by multiple vehicles on I-40 in Raleigh

  • North Carolina
  • Raleigh
  • I-40

  • source: Bing
  • 32 views
  • Jul 19, 2026 3:17pm
  Raleigh police are investigating a fatal hit-and-run crash that killed a pedestrian early Sunday morning on Interstate 40. According to police, officers responded around 12:15 a.m. to a crash ... Read More

• Pedestrian killed in hit-and-run on I-40 in Raleigh early Sunday morning

  • North Carolina
  • South Raleigh
  • I-40

  • source: Bing
  • 45 views
  • Jul 18, 2026 8:40pm
  A pedestrian was killed early Sunday morning on I-40 in Raleigh in a hit-and-run crash. Raleigh police identified the woman as 33-year-old Jena Shively. They said she was in the roadway near the South ... Read More

• Crash with injuries on I-40 in Greensboro moves traffic onto I-73

  • North Carolina
  • Greensboro
  • I-40

  • source: Bing
  • 45 views
  • Jul 17, 2026 12:26pm
  We're working to learn more details about the crash investigation. Read More

• Raleigh police investigate deadly hit-and-run on I-40

  • North Carolina
  • Raleigh
  • I-40 W

  • source: Bing
  • 30 views
  • Jul 17, 2026 10:54am
  Raleigh police are investigating a deadly hit-and-run crash that happened early Thursday on Interstate 40 near the Cary Towne Boulevard exit. Police said a preliminary investigation indicates a person ... Read More

• Asheville bar, driver sued by family of 21-year-old killed in 2024 wrong-way crash

  • North Carolina
  • Asheville
  • I-40

  • source: Bing
  • 53 views
  • Jul 14, 2026 05:25am
  The family of a 21-year-old killed in a 2024 crash is suing an Asheville sports pub, alleging the business served the driver while she was visibly impaired. Read More

• North Carolina truck driver indicted in July 1 fatal crash in Sussex County

  • North Carolina
  • Winston-salem
  • I-40

  • source: Bing
  • 43 views
  • Jul 13, 2026 10:32am
  A Sussex County grand jury handed down an indictment to a North Carolina truck driver in connection with a July 1 fatal crash on Route 460. Read More

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