One person is dead, and two people were airlifted to a trauma center after a wreck on Saturday. The crash occurred at the intersection of Highway 15-501 and Pee Dee Road in Aberdeen by Burney Hardware just before 11 a.m.
Troopers said a large commercial flatbed truck was heading into Aberdeen on 15-501 when the driver of a Kia SUV came through a stop sign and into the truck’s path. The impact sent the Kia off the road, and the truck ran off the left-hand side of the road and crashed into a large pine tree. The driver of the truck was pronounced dead at the scene.
The driver of the Kia and a passenger in the truck were both seriously injured, and two medical helicopters were dispatched. Both helicopters responded to a landing zone set up in a field just down from the scene by crews from Southern Pines Fire & Rescue. The patients were transported to the landing zone by EMS.
The NC Highway Patrol is investigating the accident.
Responding to the scene were Aberdeen Fire & Rescue, Southern Pines Fire & Rescue, Moore County EMS, Aberdeen Police Department, Moore County Sheriff’s Department, and the N.C. Highway Patrol.
Feature photo: A Kia SUV sustained heavy damage, and the driver was airlifted to a trauma center after a two-vehicle wreck in Aberdeen on Nov. 30.
