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Rush hour crash on I 85 kills six from mental hospital van
A tractor-trailer collided with a van from John Umstead Hospital, sending vehicles down an embankment on Interstate 85 near Durham. Six patients died, 15 were injured, four critically, and 22 people in five vehicles were involved. Names withheld pending relatives’ notices. The accident occurred during a merge due to a nearby bridge renovation.
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Durham
N.C
Larry Davis
John Umstead Hospital
Butner
Duke University Medical Center
Highway Patrol
Melissa Smith