Tractor, vehicle involved in accident

Published 6:46 am Thursday, September 26, 2019

An accident occurred early Wednesday morning along U.S. Highway 52 near Walnut Drive just outside the city limits of Albemarle involving a Ford farm tractor and a passenger vehicle.

The car collided into the back of the tractor, according to N.C. Highway Patrol Trooper Michael Taylor. Both drivers were taken to Atrium Health Stanly. Taylor said neither suffered serious injuries.

Taylor said the driver of the car has been released from the hospital and the driver of the tractor should be released soon.

Both the car and the tractor were totaled, Taylor said.

He couldn’t release any more information at the time because the investigation is still ongoing.

About Chris Miller

Chris Miller has been with the SNAP since January 2019. He is a graduate of NC State and received his Master's in Journalism from the University of Maryland. He previously wrote for the Capital News Service in Annapolis, where many of his stories on immigration and culture were published in national papers via the AP wire.

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