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One killed in Henderson wreck
Philip Michael Bunton died after his car crossed the center line and hit an embankment and then a tree, authorities said.
Posted — UpdatedHENDERSON, N.C. — One man was killed early Wednesday in a one-car wreck in Henderson, authorities said.
Philip Michael Bunton, 31, of Henderson, was southbound on Southerland Mill Road at about 5:45 a.m. when he crossed the center line. His 2001 Pontiac Grand Am hit an embankment on the left side of the road, went airborne and struck a tree, authorities said.
Bunton was pronounced dead at the scene.
Authorities haven't determined what caused the wreck, and the case remains under investigation.
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