2 people killed in head-on collision on US-421 in Sampson County
Two people have died in a head-on collision involving a dump truck and a passenger car on U.S. 421 near Clinton, the State Highway Patrol said.
Posted — UpdatedSky 5 flew over the scene on Monday afternoon on U.S. 421 just north of New Bethel Road near Clinton.
Troopers said the accident happened just after 2 p.m. when a Nissan passenger car driving southbound on U.S. 421 crossed the center lane and collided with a dump truck traveling northbound.
Authorities confirmed two people in the Nissan, later identified as 54-year-old Kenneth Evans and 74-year-old Mary Elizabeth Thompson died from injuries sustained in the crash.
The driver of the dump truck was treated at the scene for minor injuries.
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