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Five hospitalized after rollover crash closes northbound Highway 321 in Lincoln County
Three children and two adults were taken to hospitals after a vehicle overturned on Highway 321 North near mile marker 28. The highway was closed around noon Thursday, causing major traffic backups.
LINCOLN COUNTY, N.C. — Three children and two adults were hospitalized after a vehicle overturned on Highway 321 North on Thursday, Oct. 15, near mile marker 28, south of the Catawba-Lincoln county line.
One adult and the children were taken to a hospital by ambulance. A second adult was flown by medical helicopter, according to initial reports.
Northbound Highway 321 was closed around noon as emergency crews responded. The crash also led to significant traffic backups in the southbound direction.
Authorities had not released further details about the crash or the injured people as of Thursday afternoon.