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CLAYTON – The State Highway Patrol is investigating a collision involving an unmarked police car. A Clayton police officer was involved in a collision with another vehicle around 5:50pm Monday on US 70 Business at Financial Drive, near Walmart.
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Johnston County EMS and Clayton Fire responded to the scene. There was no information released about injuries or the cause of the two vehicle accident.
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The collision caused heavy traffic delays. Both eastbound lanes of US 70 were closed and traffic was forced to make a u-turn and head back west until the road reopened around 7:45pm.