ZEBULON – One person was killed Thursday afternoon in a collision on NC Highway 39 at Earpsboro Road in northern Johnston County. The crash happened around 4:30pm.
A 28 year-old man, operating a moped on Earpsboro Road, traveled into the path of a tractor trailer headed northbound on NC Highway 39. The moped operator died at the scene.
The tractor trailer driver stopped at the scene. He was not injured.
Law enforcement set up a detour around the crash, closing Highway 39 from Wake County Line Road to Richardson Road. The roadway reopened around 7:00pm.
The State Highway Patrol is investigating the crash.
The Corinth Holders Fire Department, Johnston County EMS, and the Johnston County Medical Examiner responded to the accident.
