BENSON, N.C. — A 49-year-old man died Friday morning following a head-on collision with a cement truck on U.S. 301 just north of Benson, according to the N.C. State Highway Patrol.
The crash occurred around 7:10 a.m. on U.S. 301 near the Interstate 40 overpass.
Troopers said a preliminary investigation determined a northbound 2017 GMC Terrain crossed the centerline into the southbound lanes and collided head-on with a southbound 2022 Western Star cement truck.
Following the impact, the cement truck traveled off the right side of the roadway, struck a ditch and became engulfed in flames…