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 on Saturday night, authorities said.
According to emergency dispatch information, the Angier Black River Fire Department and Harnett County EMS 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 off the roadway with multiple occupants trapped inside. A Honda passenger car was also off the roadway.
The incident was upgraded to a mass casualty incident, prompting the dispatch of additional resources, including four ambulances, an EMS supervisor from Johnston County, Medic 6 from Coats Grove and Medic 8 from Buies Creek.
A Harnett County EMS supervisor confirmed that one person died. The victim, Justin Heath, 67, was inside the overturned church van.
All passengers of the van had been removed 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.
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 Harnett County’s Troop B District 8 and Johnston County’s Troop C District 6.
The intersection remained closed from the time of the crash until about 1 a.m.
Additional information gathered at the scene from a bystander indicated the van was returning from a church event when the crash occurred. The bystander did not identify the church.
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