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.