18-wheeler slams into vehicles waiting at traffic light in North Carolina | Flipboard
An 18-wheeler truck collided with several vehicles waiting at a traffic light in Goldsboro, North Carolina. The incident resulted in at least nine people being affected.
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“18-wheeler slams into vehicles waiting at traffic light in North Carolina”
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The provided evidence mentions an 18-wheeler collision in Greer, NC (blocking railroad crossings) and another in Kinston, NC (on a bridge), but none of the sources describe an 18-wheeler slamming into vehicles waiting at a traffic light in North Carolina. The only traffic light collision mentioned occurred in Delta, B.C., involving a motorcycle.
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— Charlotte is the most populous city in the U.S. state of North Carolina. With a population of 874,579 at the 2020 census, it is the 14th-most populous city in the U.S., seventh-most populous city in t…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlotte,_North_Carolina
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— Durham ( DURR-əm) is a city in the U.S. state of North Carolina. The county seat of Durham County, small portions of the city limits extend into Orange County and Wake County. Durham is the 4th-most p…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Durham,_North_Carolina
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Durham,_North_Carolina
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— North Carolina ( KAYR-ə-LIE-nə) is a state in the Southeastern and South Atlantic regions of the United States. It is bordered by Virginia to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, South Carolina…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Carolina
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“an 18-wheeler plowed into vehicles waiting at a traffic light in Goldsboro, North Carolina”
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While there is evidence of a 'serious accident' involving several cars on US-70 in Goldsboro, there is no specific evidence in the provided results confirming that an 18-wheeler was the cause or that the vehicles were waiting at a traffic light. The other results for Goldsboro relate to a 1961 plane crash or a pedestrian injury.
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— The 1961 Goldsboro B-52 crash was an aviation accident that occurred near Goldsboro, North Carolina, United States, on 24 January 1961. A Boeing B-52 Stratofortress carrying two 3.8-megaton Mark 39 nu…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1961_Goldsboro_B-52_crash
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— Goldsboro, originally Goldsborough, is a city in and the county seat of Wayne County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 33,657 at the 2020 census. It is the principal city of and is in…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goldsboro,_North_Carolina
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— Wayne County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 117,333. Its county seat is Goldsboro, and it is home to Seymour Johnson Air Force Base.…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wayne_County,_North_Carolina
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wayne_County,_North_Carolina
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“At least nine people …”
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One web search result mentions a serious accident in Goldsboro on US-70 involving several cars, but explicitly states that 'Officials have not yet released any information about how many people were involved.' Therefore, the claim that 'at least nine people' were affected cannot be confirmed or denied by the provided evidence.
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— Wayne County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 117,333. Its county seat is Goldsboro, and it is home to Seymour Johnson Air Force Base.…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wayne_County,_North_Carolina
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— The 1961 Goldsboro B-52 crash was an aviation accident that occurred near Goldsboro, North Carolina, United States, on 24 January 1961. A Boeing B-52 Stratofortress carrying two 3.8-megaton Mark 39 nu…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1961_Goldsboro_B-52_crash
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— Goldsboro, originally Goldsborough, is a city in and the county seat of Wayne County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 33,657 at the 2020 census. It is the principal city of and is in…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goldsboro,_North_Carolina
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goldsboro,_North_Carolina
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