Name: Car, pickup collide on NC 42, killing two people
Uploaded: 2020-10-21T18:30:34-0400
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Description: Two people were killed in a Wednesday afternoon crash on N.C. Highway 42 near its intersection with Interstate 40 in Johnston County, authorities said.

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Two people were killed in a Wednesday afternoon crash on N.C. Highway 42 near its intersection with Interstate 40 in Johnston County, authorities said.

NORTH CAROLINA. >>> AND WE BEGIN WITH BREAKING NEWS OUT OF JOHNSTON COUNTY. TWO PEOPLE ARE DEAD, SEVERAL OTHERS HURT FOLLOWING THIS TERRIBLE CRASH ON HIGHWAY 42. THANK YOU FOR JOINING US. I'M DAVID CRABTREE. >> I'M DEBRA MORGAN. AS DAVID SAID, HIGHWAY 42 JUST REOPENED AFTER A DEADLY CRASH. JULIAN GRACE HAS MORE FROM HIGHWAY 42. >> Reporter: IT'S BEEN A VERY TRAGIC SCENE HERE ALONG HIGHWAY 42. AS YOU STATED, THE HIGHWAY IS NOW OPEN. IT OPENED ABOUT 15 MINUTES AGO. JUST BEFORE 3:00, IT WAS A VERY DIFFERENT STORY. TAKE A LOOK AT SKY 5. WE WERE THERE SHORTLY AFTER WE HEARD ABOUT THE FATAL CRASH. THIS IS WHAT WE KNOW ACCORDING TO INVESTIGATORS:  A SEDAN AND PICKUP TRUCK COLLIDED, AS YOU SEE VIDEO THERE FROM THE GROUND. WE DON'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED OR WHO CAUSED THE CRASH, BUT TWO PEOPLE WERE PRONOUNCED DEAD AND OTHERS WERE RUSHED TO THE HOSPITAL. WE ARE WORKING ON LEARNING THEIR CONDITIONS AND LEARNING HOW MANY PEOPLE WERE RUSHED TO THE HOSPITAL AS WELL. SINCE WE HAVE BEEN HERE, A NUMBER OF FAMILY MEMBERS HAVE COME TO THE SCENE, VERY SHAKEN UP, CRYING, HOLDING EACH OTHER, CONSOLING ONE ANOTHER, AND WALKING AWAY AFTER BEING BRIEFED BY DEPUTIES HERE ON THE SCENE. THIS IS WHAT WE WILL CONTINUE TO DO, TRYING TO PUSH FOR ANSWERS AND FIND OUT HOW THIS FATAL CRASH HAPPENED ALONG THIS STRETCH. BUT A VERY COMBER MOOD OUT HERE TODAY ALONG HIGHWAY 42, DEBRA. >> LOOK AT THE IMAGES AND YOU

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Car, pickup collide on NC 42, killing two people

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