GASTON COUNTY, N.C. — One person died in a car fire Wednesday night, which prompted a road closure, Gaston County EMS confirmed.
The accident occurred just after 9:30 p.m. on Chapel Grove Road near DonnaBrook Lane west of South Gastonia.
According to North Carolina State Highway Patrol, a 2022 Hyundai Elantra was traveling southeast on Chapel Grove Road when it ran off the road to the left in a curve and struck a large tree on the shoulder. The vehicle then caught fire.
The driver of the Hyundai Elantra, later identified as 24-year-old Elizabeth Cheyenne Asbury, was pronounced deceased at the scene.
Highway Patrol said speed and not wearing a seat belt were determined to be factors in this collision.
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