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Tragically, both drivers were dead by the time emergency responders got to the scene. A 3-year-old girl was airlifted to WakeMed via helicopter.

Two killed, 3-year-old and woman hospitalized after head-on crash in Sampson County

<p>THE NORTHBOUND LANES. BUT YOU'RE LOOKING AT MAYBE A 3 TO 5 MINUTE DELAY. THE OTHER BREAKING NEWS WE'RE FOLLOWING THIS MORNING IS A CRASH IN SAMPSON COUNTY. IT HAPPENED ON 100. DON'T HIRE IN THE OAK GROVE CHURCH ROAD. AND THAT'S WHERE WE FIND WRAL'S. LAURA LEVINE REPORTING RIGHT NOW AND MORE YOU CAN LAST HOUR. SO WHAT HAVE YOU BEEN ABLE TO LEARN? &gt;&gt; CAN WE NOW KNOW THAT THIS IS A DEADLY CRASH? AT LEAST 2 PEOPLE WERE KILLED. I WANT TO SHOW YOU A LOOK AT THE SCENE NOW OF A TOW TRUCK JUST ARRIVED ON THE SCENE. LOADING UP ONE OF THE VEHICLES INVOLVED A WHITE SUV. THE OTHER VEHICLE INVOLVED IS A BLACK HONDA. IT APPEARS THE 2 COLLIDED HEAD-ON HERE ON HARNETT DONE HIGHWAY. YOU CAN SEE FIRE CREWS NOW WORKING TO CLEAN UP A LITTLE BIT OF THAT DEBRIS, A SWEEPING GLASS. THEY'VE BEEN PICKING UP A LOT OF THE DEBRIS FROM THE VEHICLE'S ACTUALLY DOORS THAT FLEW OFF FROM THE GRASS. THEY PICKED IT UP NEAR CLEANING UP THE SCENE. GIVING YOU A BIRD'S EYE VIEW NOW FROM SKY 5. YOU CAN SEE THE LARGE RESPONSE. WE KNOW FIRE CREWS RESPONDED. THE STATE TROOPER AS WELL AS AS SAMPSON COUNTY SHERIFF DEPUTIES ON THE SCENE. WHEN WE ARRIVED, WE SAW A MEDICAL HELICOPTER TAKING OFF. SO IT APPEARS ANOTHER PERSON WAS AIRLIFTED FROM THIS. THE CORNER JUST LEFT THE SCENE WITHIN THE PAST 15 MINUTES. THAT'S WHAT WE SAW. AT LEAST 2 PEOPLE BEING REMOVED FROM THE SCENE. SO WE KNOW AT LEAST 2 PEOPLE WERE KILLED TRAGICALLY FROM THIS EARLY MORNING CRASH AT THIS TIME. I'M WORKING TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE POSSIBLE EXTENT OF THE INJURIES OF THE OTHER PERSON WHO HAD TO BE TAKEN TO A NEARBY HOSPITAL. WE'RE ALSO TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW THIS HAPPENED. WE'LL GIVE YOU THAT INFORMATION AS SOON AS WE HAVE IT FROM A SAMPSON COUNTY, ONE OF THE WRAL NEWS</p>

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