CALDWELL COUNTY, N.C. — Two women are dead and four minors are injured following a crash in Caldwell County Friday afternoon, according to troopers.
The NC State Highway Patrol responded to the crash on US 64 near Beecher Anderson Road around 4 p.m. where they found that a Chevrolet Astro was traveling west on US 64, crossed the centerline, and collided with an eastbound 2004 Oldsmobile Silhouette.
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The driver of the Chevrolet, Deanna Lynn Ross, 41, of Lenoir, was taken to the hospital where she died of her injuries, according to troopers. Ross was not restrained by a seatbelt at the time of the crash.
Reyna Mendoza, 29, of Valdese, the driver of the Oldsmobile, was taken to the hospital where she died from her injuries, troopers said.
Four minors in the Oldsmobile were also taken to hospitals in the area with injuries, troopers said.
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