Late Sunday afternoon, Mount Olive firefighters and Wayne County EMS Station 9 responded to the scene of a two vehicle accident on Indian Springs Road near the intersection of North East Church Road. A white Ford van and a black Chevrolet SUV collided in a curve between Tarheel Drive and Farmer Road. Both drivers were taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries. Both vehicles were heading towards NC 55 East on Indian Springs Road when the accident occurred in the curve. The white van was delivering FedEx packages and was reportedly beginning to turn into a driveway when the black SUV swerved to the left as it tried to avoid the collision. The accident is being investigated by the State Highway Patrol. According to the trooper on the scene, the SUV driver, Roberto Lopez, was at fault, and charges are pending.
