FOUR OAKS – US 701 Highway south of Four Oaks was closed Tuesday morning following a serious crash between two tractor trailers and a utility truck. The crash was reported around 5:30am at the intersection of Stewart Road in front of Barefoot’s Country Store.
Four people were injured in the crash. None of the injuries are believed to be life threatening.
Initial reports indicate a tractor trailer was headed northbound on US 701 when it collided with a utility truck at the intersection of Stewart Road. The northbound semi ran off the roadway on the right and though a ditch, colliding with a stationary Sysco tractor trailer in the parking lot at Barefoot’s Country Store. Upon impact the semi trucks caught fire and burned.
US 701 was closed for more than three hours until the scene could be cleared.
The State Highway Patrol is investigating the collision.
