Monday, March 27, 2017

Father and son die in fiery crash after a tire popped, ran off the side of the road, went down on an embankment and struck a tree in NC



CHESTER COUNTY, N.C. -- Authorities tell NBC Charlotte two people are dead following a fiery crash in Chester County Saturday morning.

According to S.C. Highway Patrol, the accident took place around 8 a.m. on Old Mill Road near I-77.

Chester County Coroner says 53-year-old Christopher Gragg, of Lenoir, lost control of the vehicle after a tire popped, ran off the side of the road, went down on an embankment and struck a tree.

Driver's son, Cody Gragg, also died in the accident.

No other vehicles were involved in the incident, troopers say.