'A great loss': 3 sisters among 4 people dead in Moore County head-on crash

VASS, N.C. (WTVD) -- A family is in shock after three sisters were among four people who died in a head-on crash involving a sedan and an SUV in Vass on Wednesday.

Another person was injured in the collision, which happened around 11 a.m. on Lobelia Road near McGill Road.

"The same question everybody asks is why?" said Jamiah McKayan, who is the granddaughter of Gloria Medlin McCrimmon, one of the sisters killed in the crash.

The 72-year-old McCrimmon was behind the wheel when her vehicle was struck by a driver who lost control around a curve, the Highway Patrol said. Her sisters, Cheryl Elaine Medlin, 63, and Viola Medlin Singletary, 74, also died.

The three sisters were all from Southern Pines.

McKayan told ABC11 that her grandmother normally babysat her 6-month-old daughter MyAisa while McKayan was at work but the baby was away visiting her father.

"She would have been part of that trip with all the sisters including my grandma. That there alone...I can't shake that feeling," McKayan said.

Adrell Medlin, the daughter of Cheryl Medlin, is struggling the comprehend the loss.

"It's got to be a dream. This can't be true. I feel like I'm still in a dream," Adrell Medlin said. "Oh Jesus, I wouldn't wish this on nobody.

According to Medlin, Thursday was her mother's birthday. The family still bought balloons to celebrate the occasion and plan to hold a balloon release in the evening.

"It's a great loss. A big loss. It's going to affect us for a while, but with the Lord's help we will come back," said Ronie Durant, who is the uncle of the three deceased sisters.

The Highway Patrol said a 2023 Kia going east on NC 690 lost control in a curve and crossed the center line, crashing into the 2019 Hyundai driven by McCrimmon.

The driver of the Kia was also killed. A passenger in that vehicle suffered serious injuries and was airlifted to a hospital.

Four people died and another was seriously injured after a vehicle lost control in a curve and crashed into another on NC 690 in Vass.

The driver's identity has not yet been released as authorities are working to notify family members.

The preliminary investigation revealed that speed and reckless driving by the Kia were factors in the crash but the investigation remains ongoing.

"It's not worth driving reckless," said Brianna England, granddaughter of Cheryl Medlin. "You took three innocent lives."