Good samaritan helped driver from car before it "blew up", after large steel spool broke loose from its carrier and crashed through SUV windshield on Buffalo Road in Selma, North Carolina

Modified Date: 
Fri, 06/09/2023 - 1:45pm
Accident Date: 
Wednesday, March 1, 2023

Car Bursts Into Flames After Striking Steel Spool

Around 8:00pm Wednesday, a Buffalo Road driver on her way home from a funeral was suddenly struck head-on by a large steel spool loaded with 2 inch PVC pipe, used for underground utilities. The spool had come loose from its carrier being towed by a 19 year-old driver heading south towards Selma.

Type: Car Accident
Roadway: 
Buffalo Road
City: 
Selma, NC