Just now: 5 teenagers dead, 3 injured after cars crash, eject passengers in field near NC, VA border

Two men are dead and three others are injured after a crash in a field near the North Carolina and Virginia border, the Virginia State Police confirmed Thursday.

 

Police said a 2010 Chevrolet Traverse, driven by Gary L. Williams, collided with a 2018 Ford F150 on McGees Mill Road, driven by John H. Price, both of Semora, North Carolina, after Williams swerved trying to avoid Price, who was coming around a curve.

 

Officers said the two cars collided and crashed in a field despite swerving.

 

The department said Williams and a passenger in the Ford died at the scene. The passenger, Chad Whitt, also of Semora, was said to have not been wearing a seatbelt and was partially ejected from the car.

 

Additionally, two women were passengers in the Chevrolet Traverse, who were transported to a hospital for serious injuries. One suffered an ejection after not wearing a seatbelt, police said.

 

State police said charges are pending, as the crash remains under investigation.

 

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