A Thursday morning crash caused traffic delays at a Moore County intersection known for t-bone collisions.
Eastwood Fire Department along with Moore County EMS were dispatched to N.C. Highway 73 at Beulah Hill Church Road around 11:20 a.m. for a two-vehicle collision. When they arrived, a Toyota Highlander was off the westbound shoulder of the highway, and a Toyota RAV4 blocked part of the intersection.
According to N.C. State Highway Patrol, the Highlander was headed north on Beulah Hill Church Road when it failed to yield to the RAV4 traveling eastbound on N.C. 73.
The driver of the RAV4 was transported to the hospital with minor injuries, the driver of the Highlander was not injured.
Deputies from the Moore County Sheriff’s Office helped firefighters direct traffic around the vehicle partially blocking the intersection.
The driver of the Highlander was cited for failure to yield, according to Troopers.
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