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NC 54 Coverage

Shortly before 6 p.m., officers responded to a crash involving a pedestrian in the 200 block of N.C. Highway 54 West.

Juvenile girl hit by car near Circle K in Durham

Police car, blue lights

A Cary police officer was involved in an accident early Friday morning, according to police.

Cary police officer involved in accident on NC 54

Highway at night, dark road

All lanes of I-40 West are closed from Harrison Avenue to Aviation Parkway due to multiple crashes on Thursday morning. The surrounding eastbound lanes are delayed. Drivers can take NC 54 as a detour.

<p>ZACH, I NOTICED IT IS STILL A LITTLE BIT DAMP OUT THERE. &gt;&gt;&gt; WE ARE STILL WATCHING THE BREAKING TRAFFIC SITUATION. I- 40 WESTBOUND IS STILL CLOSED JUST EAST OF AVIATION PARKWAY. NOTICE THAT THERE IS A FIRE TRUCK ON THE SCENE. THIS WAS JUST UPDATED OVER THE LAST THREE MINUTES. WE ARE WATCHING CLOSELY TO SEE WHAT IS GOING ON BUT RIGHT NOW, I-40 WESTBOUND IS CLOSED. MULTIPLE CRASHES WERE REPORTED. ANOTHER ONE AT HARRISON AVENUE AND THAT IS WHY THERE IS STANDSTILL TRAFFIC CURRENTLY IN THE WESTBOUND LANES OF I-40. EVERYONE IN THOSE THREE LEFT LANES ARE JUST SITTING THERE. THE ONLY WAY TO MOVE IS IF THEY CAN FIND AN EXIT. THERE IS NO REPORT OF ANY WAY TO GET OFF. HERE IS THE VIEW EVEN FARTHER BACK ON I-40 AT TRINITY ROAD. THE HIGHWAY IS CLOSED SO IF YOU'RE TRYING TO GET OUT, CHAPEL HILL, 54 IS YOUR BEST ROUTE TO TRY TO GET AROUND THAT CRASH. IF YOU ARE NOT GOING TO BE USING THAT, YOU WILL BE SEEING THAT THE ROAD IS CLOSED, CURRENTLY.</p>

Crashes close I-40 westbound near Aviation Parkway

WRAL's Kasey Cunningham is checking on conditions in Chapel Hill where branches knocked power out to homes and businesses.

NC 54 Coverage

Juvenile girl hit by car near Circle K in Durham

Cary police officer involved in accident on NC 54

Crashes close I-40 westbound near Aviation Parkway

Downed tree leaves 3,000 in Chapel Hill in the dark