NORTH CAROLINA — One person was killed and two others were injured in a head-on crash Saturday evening in Carteret County, according to the North Carolina State Highway Patrol.
Troopers said the crash happened on Mill Creek Road.
Investigators said the driver of a Ford passenger car was traveling east on Mill Creek Road when the vehicle crossed the center line and collided head-on with a Toyota van.
The driver of the Ford was pronounced dead at the scene. Authorities have not released the victim’s identity.
According to troopers, the Ford came to rest in the eastbound lane of the roadway, while the Toyota van stopped partially off the road in the westbound lane.
The driver and a passenger in the van were taken to Carteret Health Care with non-life-threatening injuries.
The crash remains under investigation.
