2 children seriously injured in Johnston County rollover crash

Wednesday, June 30, 2021
SMITHFIELD, N.C. (WTVD) -- Two children were seriously hurt in a car crash in Johnston County on Tuesday night.

The crash happened around 9:45 p.m. on Old Fairground Road about a mile south of NC-210.
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Video taken by ABC11 crews at the scene shows a truck flipped on its roof.

State troopers said the truck had three people in it when it crashed: the driver and two children.
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All three of them were taken to WakeMed in Raleigh with serious injuries.

A preliminary report states that the driver ran off the right side of the road, overcorrected and then flipped over several times.
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