CARTHAGE, NC : A fatal crash in Moore Countyon Tuesday, October 3, 2017

A state Division of Adult Correction vehicle was involved in a fatal crash in Moore County on Tuesday, authorities said.

The vehicle was taking an inmate from court back to jail shortly before 11 a.m. when it collided with a car on U.S. Highway 15/501 near N.C. Highway 22 outside Carthage.

The driver of the car, Michael Sean Murphy, 51, of Pinehurst, died at the scene, according to the Aberdeen Times.

One corrections officer in the van was airlifted to UNC Hospitals in Chapel Hill. The other officer and the prisoner, who is an inmate at Morrison Correctional Institution in Hoffman, were taken to FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries.

Authorities said it appears that Murphy's car ran off of the side of the road, and he overcorrected, hitting the prison vehicle almost head-on.

U.S. 15/501 remained blocked in both directions for more than 90 minutes before reopening shortly after 12:30 p.m.

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NC prison vehicle involved in fatal crash