Gaston County,NC : One person died and another injured in pickup truck crash in Highway 321 Hardin Road on Wednesday December 16 2015
One person was killed and one was hurt in an accident on Highway 321 just south of Hardin Road in Gaston County Wednesday afternoon.
Troopers with the North Carolina Highway Patrol said that a Nissan was traveling northbound at a slow speed when a pickup truck traveling at a higher speed crashed into the rear of the Nissan.
The crash happened around 4:00 p.m.
Officials say the driver of the pickup was looking off to the side of the road at crews cutting down trees when the accident happened.
Two people were in the Nissan. One was pronounced dead at the scene and the other was taken to an area hospital with minor injuries.
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