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Jan 06, 2024

Dual fatality in 601 logging truck accident

Highway 601 reopened to traffic The North Carolina Department of Transportation

Highway 601 reopened to traffic

The North Carolina Department of Transportation reported a fatal traffic accident occurred around 6 a.m. Wednesday morning in the area of Chandler Road off of US Highway 601.

Surry County Emergency Management Director Eric Southern has provided an update.

He confirmed that the accident involved both a logging truck and a passenger car. There were two fatalities in the car.

Official identification is pending family notification by North Carolina State Highway Patrol.

"Highway 601 was closed for a couple of hours due the truck on its side, it lost a load of logs and a power line involved. There was also a leak of hydraulic fluid," he said.

Southern reports as of 11 a.m. the crash had now been cleared and Highway 601 is now open.

Both directions of Highway 601 had been shut down for first responders, investigators, and cleanup.

Wednesday morning on social media drivers reported long delays and had advised drivers to find another route.

The cause of the crash remains under investigation.

Updates will follow as information becomes available.