One person is dead and another has been airlifted to Charlotte after a wreck Wednesday afternoon in Polkton.

At approximately 1:30 p.m., John Napier of Peachland was heading east on U.S. 74 in a Con-Way Freight truck when he collided with a white 2009 Honda Accord crossing the highway, according to Trooper K.J. Hower of the North Carolina Highway Patrol.

The passenger was killed and the driver was airlifted to Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte. Both names are not being released pending notification of families.

The wreck occurred at the intersection of U.S. 74 and Williams Street, where three gas stations— a Sunoco, a Citgo and a Marathon— are located. The Accord was crossing from Highway 218.

Traffic on both sides of U.S. 74 was redirected for roughly two hours.

"Speed on [Napier's] part doesn't appear to be an issue," Hower said.