Around 11:30am Monday, authorities said a westbound Ford Expedition SUV traveled into the eastbound lanes of US 70, just east of the Johnston County line, and struck a Chevrolet pickup truck head on.
The unidentified driver of the pickup truck died at the scene. The SUV driver was transported to an area hospital with serious injuries.
The accident happened in front of the Higher Praise Tabernacle church in Wayne County.
Rosewood and Oakland fire departments responded to the scene along with Wayne County EMS, the Department of Transportation and the North Carolina State Highway Patrol.
The cause of the accident remains under investigation. The names of those involved was not immediately released.
You drivers need to pay more attention out there on the roads because you’re causing alot of unnesesary deaths & that’s totally uncalled for!