One dead, one injured after a tree falls on a car in Gaston County

GASTON COUNTY, NC (WBTV) – One person is dead and another was injured after a tree fell on a car in Gaston County Wednesday afternoon.

According to Gaston County Emergency Services, the accident occurred south of Belmont at Dixon and South New Hope roads.

The North Carolina State Highway Patrol said that around 4:30 p.m., a large tree fell from the west shoulder of South New Hope Road and landed on a car traveling south on Dixon Road.

The driver of the car, Jacqueline Morrison-Donald of York, SC, died at the scene. The passenger of the car was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

Early Wednesday, some areas around Charlotte had winds topping 70 miles per hour.

The highway patrol continues to investigate the accident.

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