JOHNSTON COUNTY – Two vehicles collided at the intersection of NC 96 North and Covered Bridge Road, Saturday afternoon, sending all three occupants to area hospitals.
Corinth Holders Fire department quickly responded to the accident and found one man trapped in his overturned pickup truck.
Airbags deployed in the small northbound passenger car but the driver and passenger suffered only non life threatening injuries, despite the sudden impact.
A witness described the accident, saying he saw the pickup truck “in the air” as it traveled off road and overturned. The passenger car spun around after striking the truck.
The North Carolina State Highway Patrol investigated the incident.
