Two dead in single-vehicle wreck on Old US 1

Two people died in a single-vehicle crash on Old U.S. Route 1 near Olive Branch Lane in New Hill.

Posted 9:47 p.m. Oct 8, 2017 — Updated 7:34 p.m. Oct 9, 2017

NEW HILL, N.C. — Two New Hill residents have died in a single-vehicle crash on Old U.S. Route 1 near Olive Branch Lane in New Hill.

The wreck was reported on Sunday, but it is not confirmed when the incident occurred.

A Jeep went off the left side of Old U.S. 1, went down the embankment, ran into a tree and overturned.

The two victims were identified Monday as Robert Michael Lowery, 58, and Callie Wray Lawrence Jr., 77.

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