Two Drivers Hospitalized Following Head-On Collision Near Smithfield

JOHNSTON COUNTY – Two drivers were injured Sunday morning in a three-vehicle accident on Galilee Road near North Johnson Road.

The collision occurred around 9:45 a.m. and involved a white passenger car, a white van and a silver vehicle.

The white car and van collided head-on, leaving both drivers injured.

Emergency personnel had to extricate the driver of the van from the wreckage.

Both injured drivers were transported by Johnston County EMS to the hospital. The extent of their injuries was not immediately known.

The driver of the third vehicle was not injured.

Smithfield Fire Department, Four Oaks Fire Department, Johnston County EMS and the North Carolina State Highway Patrol responded to the scene.

Galilee Road was closed for approximately one hour while emergency crews assisted the injured and cleared the wreckage.

The State Highway Patrol is investigating the accident.