Three-car accident on I-485 inbound near Carmel and Matthews, Mecklenburg County NC

Traffic

Reported: 10/28/2025 04:33 AM

I-485 Outer, North Carolina

A three-car accident occurred on I-485 inbound near Carmel and Matthews. The vehicles had minor damage and no injuries were reported. Police responded and determined it was a police department only incident.

Audio|Source: Charlotte and Mecklenburg County Fire

02:31

Transcript:

00:00

54 at engine at 485 in Carmel.

00:04

Is that incident going to be on the left of the right side?

00:12

Ladder 24 is on scene.

00:14

Three-car MVA[1], minor damage.

00:17

It's going to be inbound side in between Carmel and Imbo Matthews.

00:27

Jim 8954 do you copy?

00:31

354 copy.

00:34

Engine 20 you can cancel.

00:38

Yeah, it's on 4, back you.

00:44

8024, la 24.

00:45

They added this call as well.

00:47

You could be clear?

00:49

Yeah, 104, we came by the bridge and see anything there.

00:55

Cover that.

01:05

Latter 16, netto-routine MVA[1], 5,200-sharing road, building P.

01:11

Latter 16, netto-routine MVA[1], 5,200 sharing road, building P.

01:22

For alarm, you can cancel, medic.

01:23

That's going to be feeding only.

01:25

We're going to stand by waiting.

01:27

104-1924. Medical fifty-four, copycounsel.

01:35

He is intended alarm, patient contact.

01:39

184 engine 10.4 engine 10.

01:46

Very alarm.

01:48

Makes not needed.

01:49

Thursday will be available.

01:51

Until French, 30.

01:52

Two lighter twenty four to arm.

01:56

Go ahead, like 24.

01:59

By CMPD, there is another two-car NBA just past the one we were just at, maybe an eighth of a mile,

02:09

closer to Mark Road Bridge on endbound 485.

02:16

104, light of 24.

02:23

254 alarm good and advise CMU this is just going to be PD only as well.

02:28

No injuries here.

02:30

104 line 24.

Police codes explained

The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:

[1]

MVA: Collision or accident involving one or more motor vehicles.

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I-485 Outer, North Carolina

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