HARNETT COUNTY, N.C. (WTVD) — One person was killed and eight others were injured in a crash involving a church van and a Honda on NC Highway 210 at Old Stage Road Saturday evening, authorities said.
According to emergency dispatch information, Angier Black River Fire and Harnett County Emergency Medical Services were dispatched to the intersection around 9:30 p.m. for a vehicle crash.
Harnett County Sheriff’s Office deputies arrived just after 9:30 p.m. and found a church van overturned in the road with several occupants trapped inside. A Honda passenger car was also off the road.
The incident was escalated to a mass casualty incident, which resulted in additional resources being dispatched, including four ambulances, a Johnston County EMS supervisor, Medic 6 from Coats Grove and Medic 8 from Buies Creek.
A Harnett County EMS supervisor confirmed one person had died. The victim, Justin Heath, 67, was inside the overturned church van.
All passengers in the van had been evacuated and loaded into waiting ambulances.
Officials said eight people were transported to WakeMed with varying levels of injuries. Scanner traffic indicated those transported ranged in age from 8 to 66 years old.
Investigators said the Honda driver, Joseph King, 52, ran a red light and struck the van. No charges have been filed.
The investigation was conducted by North Carolina State Highway Patrol troopers from Troop B District 8 in Harnett County and Troop C District 6 in Johnston County.
The intersection remained closed since the accident until approximately 1 a.m.
Additional information gathered at the scene from a passerby indicated that the van was returning from a church event when the crash occurred. The passerby did not identify the church.
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