Two dead in U.S. 70 vehicle collision near Goldsboro

Two people were killed Monday after a vehicle collision on U.S. Highway 70 west of Goldsboro, the N.C. State Highway Patrol said.

The wreck happened near Perkins Mill Road after a vehicle travelling west crossed into the eastbound lanes and collided with another vehicle. The driver of the vehicle that crossed over and a person in the vehicle that was hit were killed, troopers said.

The accident closed all lanes of the highway.