5 killed, 3 injured in North Carolina highway crash

Officials did not immediately release the identity of the victims or say how the crash happened.

Five people were killed and at least three others seriously injured after a highway crash in Charlotte, North Carolina, on Friday evening.

Emergency medical officials said the crash happened on Interstate 485 in north Charlotte (Getty Images/iStockphoto(Representative Image))

Emergency medical officials said the crash happened on Interstate 485 in north Charlotte, news outlets reported.

Officials did not immediately release the identity of the victims or say how the crash happened.