MOUNT OLIVE — A female passenger died in a two-car accident that occurred on Friday afternoon the intersection of Old Smith Chapel Road and U.S. 117 in Mount Olive.
Mount Olive firefighters and Wayne County EMS units were dispatched to the scene of the accident and found two vehicles.
One of the vehicles was sitting off the roadway and into some trees, while the other vehicle was sitting in the north bound land just south of the intersection.
Mount Olive Police officers responded to the scene while several of them responded to the intersection of Lees Country Club Road and closed the northbound lane of the U.S. 117 bypass and diverted traffic.
North Carolina Highway Patrol troopers responded to the accident and began their investigation.
The drivers of both vehicles were taken to the hospital with injuries.
No further other information was available due to notification of next of kin of the deceased.
