Officials: 3 killed, 4 injured in serious Cabarrus County crash
The crash happened on Highway 24/27 near Bethel School Road.
MIDLAND, N.C. (WBTV) - Three people were killed and four others were injured in a three-vehicle crash on a busy Cabarrus County highway on Wednesday morning, officials confirmed.
The crash happened on Highway 24/27 near Bethel School Road, Midland Fire and Rescue said.
Officials said the crash involved three vehicles and at least six people. At least one of those individuals was pinned inside a vehicle before being freed.
Firefighters said two heavy rescue units were called in, one from Allen VFD and another from West Stanly.
A medical helicopter was also called to the scene.
The three victims were a man and a woman, and a 12-year-old boy, according to a captain with the Cabarrus County Sheriff’s Office. All were part of the same family, they added.
Highway 24/27 was closed for several hours while authorities investigated the crash.
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