One person was killed in a traffic accident Saturday evening in northern Alexander County.
The crash was reported shortly after 7pm on Highway 16 north, about a mile from the Wilkes County line. At least one other person was transported from the scene.
The North Carolina Highway Patrol in investigating.
Update:
76-year-old Bobby Harris Lowe of Taylorsville died as result of injuries sustained in the crash.
As a result of the initial collision, a Hyundai passenger car collided with a guardrail and came to rest partially in the roadway. A passenger, Chasity Wyatt, 35, of Moravian Falls, got out of the car and was attempting to assist an 8-year-old female passenger in the back seat when a northbound Ford pickup truck collided with the Hyundai. Wyatt was hit by the truck, “and propelled over the guardrail” according to troopers.
The driver of the pickup truck, identified as David Privette of Purlear, was unable to see the crashed cars due to their damage, the dark roadway, and foggy conditions. Eller, Wyatt, and the child were transported by EMS to Wilkes Medical Center with serious injuries.