Man dies following three-vehicle crash on I-26 westbound, officials say

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — A three-vehicle crash Sunday, March 19, on I-26 in Asheville resulted in the death of one man, North Carolina State Highway Patrol said.

A SHP spokesperson said troopers were dispatched to a three-car rear-end collision at about 1:10 p.m. Sunday on I-26 westbound, west of the mile marker 40.

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Gary Thomas Clark, 73, of Morristown, Tennessee, was operating a 1954 Chevrolet when he failed to reduce speed and struck the vehicle in front of him.

Officials said CPR was performed on-scene by witnesses and first responders, and Clark was transported to Mission Hospital, where he was pronounced dead a short time later.

There was no report of bad driving by Clark before the incident, and he was the driver at fault in the crash.

The road was closed near Exit 40 (NC 280) for about 1.5 hours, but heavy congestion on I-26 and surrounding roads remained for much of Sunday.