GREENSBORO, N.C. — Update: The road has since reopened.
A man died in a wreck on the Greensboro Urban Loop Thursday.
Police said the driver crashed just before noon on I-85 northbound near US-421 - that's part of the Urban Loop in the southeastern part of the city.
Investigators identified 68-year-old Leon Alberto Velez, of Burlington, as the driver of a dual-wheel pickup truck, loaded with multiple bags of sand on pallets. As the truck was traveling north on the Interstate, the left rear dual wheels separated from the vehicle. As a result, the vehicle rotated and flipped over onto its roof.
Velez did not survive. He was the only one in the truck.
The cause of the crash is under investigation.
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