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A three-car accident in Southern Pines left three people being treated for injuries.

The accident at the intersection of West Wisconsin and Stephens Street was paged just before 4:30 Sunday afternoon.

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Initially, life-flight was placed on standby and an additional rescue crew responded from Aberdeen.

Once crews were able to gain access to one of the injured victims, life-flight was canceled.

The accident involved a Lincoln Continental, Hyundai Elantra, and a Toyota Camry. The Lincoln and Hyundai suffered extensive damage.

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The intersection was completely shut down and traffic rerouted.

Southern Pines Police are investigating the cause of the accident.

Responding to the scene were Southern Pines Fire & Rescue, Aberdeen Fire & Rescue, Moore County EMS, and the Southern Pines Police.

Sandhills_Sentinel~Written by Sandhills Sentinel Publisher B.J. Goodridge.