Trooper J.K. Brown of the state Highway Patrol said Yvonne Riggins, 57, died from injuries sustained in the crash, which occurred shortly before 7:30 p.m. near Highway 561. She died at Pitt Memorial Hospital in Greenville after being airlifted.
The 2003 Dodge went through the ditch and then hit a line of pine trees before bursting into flames.
Dexter Riggins, 19, the only person in the crash who was not airlifted to Pitt, made sure everyone was out of the truck, Brown said. He was treated and released from Halifax Regional Medical Center.
Despite the truck becoming engulfed, none of the injuries sustained appeared to be from flames, Brown said. They appeared to be trauma injuries.
Brown would only confirm Yvonne Riggins was a passenger in the truck. Investigation continues to determine who was driving the pickup when it went off the road and what caused the crash to occur.
Brown said those in the truck were all family members who lived in the same house.
Gregory Riggins, 28; James Reid, 61, and Freda Riggins, 25, were airlifted to Pitt. Brown said it appears they are all in stable condition and don’t have life threatening injuries.
comments
RSS feed for comments to this post