On September 10, 2023, around 1700, the Monroe Fire Department and Unionville Fire Department along with Union County EMS responded to a reported head-on collision involving a tanker truck in Monroe. A small tanker carrying nitrogen collided head-on with an SUV on Concord Highway. Firefighters had to extricate drivers from both the tanker and SUV who were pinned within the wrecks. Due to a large spill of fuel and nitrogen along the highway, Monroe Fire Department Hazmat 5 was requested to respond. The crash caused the nitrogen tanker to overturn detaching the tank and causing the leak. One person was pronounced deceased at the scene. A second victim was transported by ground to the trauma center at Atrium in Charlotte with life-threatening injuries. Concord Highway remained closed as firefighters mitigated the large spill and the Union County Sheriff Office investigated the crash.
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