Wednesday, April 29, 2015

FIRST IN FLIGHT, DEAD LAST IN DRIVING: TWO DEAD, THREE INJURED AFTER HEAD-ON COLLISION IN FRONT OF RICHLANDS HIGH SCHOOL, NC




APRIL 28, 2015

RICHLANDS, NORTH CAROLINA

Police say two people have died and another airlifted after an accident in front of an Onslow County high school shortly after students left for the day. A 10-month old and a 2-1/2 year old survived the crash.

The crash happened in front of Richlands High School around 2:30 p.m.
Authorities say it was a head-on collision between two vehicles and that a medical helicopter was called to airlift some of the victims.

Richlands Police Chief Ron Lindig says the driver of a green minivan died after it collided with a Ford pickup truck.
The chief says there were two women in the pickup, along with a baby and a toddler. One of the women was airlifted to the hospital. The other was taken by ambulance but died at the hospital. 
The young children are "doing just fine" according to the chief. Each of their mothers were in the vehicle with them when the accident happened. 
Highway 24/U.S. 258 was down to one lane in each direction for nearly two hours, but has since reopened.
Rescue crews were at the high school about 90 minutes before the crash conducting a mock accident for students attending their upcoming prom.
A student at Richlands Highschool witnessed the crash as it happened.
"I've seen like a few car accidents before but nothing as bad as that and it's definitely rough to go through that because even if I didn't know then it just gets your blood rushing a little bit," says Kamryn Davita.
The identities of those involved in the wreck have not been released.
State troopers on the scene tell us a van pulled out in front of a pickup truck. At this time, the crash remains under investigation.

Some people simply cannot wait to reach their final destination.  RIP.

Drive safely.  Learn from this tragedy and slow down.  IF YOU MUST GO, THEN TAKE IT SLOW.

As we always say: it is better to arrive late at your current destination, than to arrive early at your final destination.  Slow down at intersections, let the aggressive drivers go first, it does not worth it getting you or your family injured or dying.