Two dead in Pender crash

PENDER COUNTY, NC (WWAY) — Two people were killed when a passenger car pulled out in front of an 18-wheeler this morning in Pender County. It happened around 9 a.m. on US 421 north of Englishtown Road, according to Tpr. R.D. Hendrickson of the North Carolina Highway Patrol.

Investigators say a 53-year-old man and a 58-year-old man were killed when a tractor trailer hit their Dodge Neon as the car pulled out of a private driveway.

The Highway Patrol says no charges will be filed.

The names of the victims have not been released as family is notified.