Bystanders stopped and pulled a driver from a fiery crash just after midnight Sunday morning. The accident occurred at U.S. 1 and Murray Hill Road in Southern Pines.
The first units on the scene reported the engine compartment of the car was on fire. The single vehicle had slammed into a large metal pole for the traffic lights, said officials. The GMC Acadia had heavy front-end damage.
A helicopter from UNC landed at Memorial Park on Morganton Road and flew the patient to UNC Hospitals.
Both lanes of northbound U.S. 1 were shut down while emergency crews worked.
The cause of the accident is under investigation by Southern Pines Police.
Responding were units with Southern Pines Fire & Rescue, Moore County EMS and Southern Pines Police Department.
~Article and photo by Sandhills Sentinel Publisher B.J. Goodridge.
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