It happened just after 10:20 p.m. on Barbecue Church Road towards NC-27 in Sanford.
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Authorities tell ABC11 that a 2000 Jeep was traveling south when it crossed the center line and ran off the road.
The Jeep then hit a ditch and flipped over before bursting into flames.
A man riding in the front seat was trapped inside.
The driver, 36-year-old Sybil Michelle Johnson of Sanford, was thrown out of the vehicle and pinned underneath the SUV.
Both died in the crash.
The man who died has not yet been identified.
The cause of the crash is currently under investigation.
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