David William Riddle, 55, and William Smith Jr., 72, killed in three-vehicle car crash on U.S. Highway 15/501 near Sanford, North Carolina
Second man dies following collision near Sanford
The Buick's driver wasn't hurt.
Two men died following a three-vehicle collision Wednesday morning on U.S. Highway 15/501 near the Chatham-Lee county line. David William Riddle, 55, died Wednesday evening at UNC Hospitals in Chapel Hill. He was a passenger in a Honda Civic that was rear-ended by a Buick. The Civic's driver, William Smith Jr., 72, also died in the collision. The impact of the crash shoved the Civic into a Toyota SUV, injuring the driver and passenger in that vehicle.
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