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A driver suffered minor burns after a vehicle caught fire in Carthage Sunday evening.

The single-vehicle accident occurred at the intersection of 24/27 and Highway 22 around 7 p.m.

The single passenger vehicle went off the road into a wooded area and caught on fire.

Moore County EMS transported the patient to FirstHeath Moore Regional Hospital in Pinehurst.

Also responding to the scene were Carthage Fire & Rescue and Moore County Sheriff’s Department.

The cause of the accident is under investigation.

Sandhills_Sentinel~Article by Sandhills Sentinel Reporter Curtis Self.