A woman was killed when troopers with the NC State Highway Patrol said the truck she was driving ran a stop sign and crashed into a building.
According to troopers, a Ford pickup truck heading east on Nahunta Road ran a stop sign at high speed, crossed NC Highway 581, struck an embankment and was sent airborne prior to striking the old Nahunta Elementary School building.
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The truck's lone female driver was declared dead at the scene, troopers said.
A section of the privately owned building, standing since 1920, sustain serious structural damage.
The victims name was withheld pending notification of next of kin.