North Carolina
Five dead in big rig crash after SUV driver ran stop sign, North Carolina police say
The North Carolina State Freeway Patrol (NCSHP) says that 5 individuals had been killed on Sunday afternoon in a crash that occurred close to Eastover involving a passenger automobile and a semi truck.
The crash occurred round 3 p.m. on March 5 on the intersection of Hayfield Street and Freeway 13 in Cumberland County, North Carolina.
Troopers say that the SUV driver ran a cease signal and drove into the trail of a semi truck touring north on Freeway 13.
The semi truck rolled over off the street. The SUV additionally went off the street and caught hearth.
Of the 5 individuals touring contained in the SUV, 4 had been pronounced lifeless on the scene. A fifth individual was airlifted to a hospital, however later died from their accidents.
The truck driver, 27 12 months previous North Carolina resident Tyrik Bannerman, suffered minor accidents.
The crash stays underneath investigation.
LATEST: 4 persons are lifeless after a multi-vehicle crash in Cumberland County on Freeway 13 close to Eastover, state troopers affirm to @WRAL.
One of many overturned automobiles is a tractor-trailer. Working to learn the way this occurred. pic.twitter.com/3bOIOt1IQ5
— Keenan Willard (@KeenanWRAL) March 5, 2023