Grandmother, 8-year-old granddaughter killed in Haywood County crash

HAYWOOD COUNTY, N.C. (WLOS) — An eight-year-old girl and her grandmother were killed in a collision on Jonathan Creek Road in Haywood County on Monday evening, according to the North Carolina State Highway Patrol (NCSHP).

Sgt. Aaron Ammons with NCSHP confirmed to News 13 that the incident occurred at 5:12 p.m. on Monday, April 21.

Margie Rathbone, 57, was driving south on Highway 276 when she attempted to turn left onto Asbury Road. Rathbone turned in front of an oncoming pickup truck, resulting in the collision, Ammons said…

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