Kings Mountain man injured in Shelby wreck

A Kings Mountain man was airlifted to Atrium Health Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte Tuesday night after he went through a red light and was struck by a transfer truck on U.S. 74, according to Shelby Police.

According to the police report, the incident happened just before 9:30 p.m.

A man driving a Ford pickup truck was stopped at the light on Marion Street and 74 when he went through the red light going north and was struck on the driver's side by an Amazon freight truck heading west through the green light, according to the report. His pickup truck ended up in the median facing west, the report said, while the tractor trailer went off the right side of the road and into the grass facing north west.

Capt. Chris Flowers said the driver of the Ford was trapped in his vehicle and had to be extricated. Flowers said the man sustained "moderate injuries" but is in stable condition.

According to the report, he had to be airlifted to Charlotte with a collapsed lung, broken ribs and internal bleeding, the report said.

North Carolina Highway Patrol also responded to the wreck, and Trooper Victor Cruz said the road was closed for approximately two hours during the on-scene investigation.