Woman killed after SUV, Burke Public Schools truck collide in Morganton

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MORGANTON, N.C. — Police are investigating after they said one person was killed in a head-on crash in Morganton Friday morning.

The wreck happened around 8 a.m. on Sanford Drive and involved an SUV and a Burke Public Schools truck, officials said.

The driver of the truck was rushed to the hospital with serious injuries.

Channel 9 learned Anndrel Royal was killed and two others were hurt after witnesses said Royal crossed the center line of Sanford Road and slammed into a Burke County Public Schools truck.

Authorities said an accident reconstruction team was helping with the investigation to determine which driver crossed the center line and why.

The school district released a brief statement calling it "a very unfortunate accident."

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