It happened around noon on Saturday, July 27. Highway Patrol responded to US 321 Business at Bynum Road. Officials said a person driving a 1990 Chevrolet truck was traveling east on Bynum Road when she tried to turn left onto US 321 Business, and turned in front of a 2003 Honda Odyssey heading south.
The driver of the Chevrolet was taken to a Gastonia hospital with serious injuries, and she died at the hospital. She has since been identified as 88-year-old Deane Campbell Griffin.
The driver and the three passengers in the Honda all had non-life-threatening injuries.
Investigators do not believe impairment or speed were factors in the crash.Â
No charges are being filed in connection to the crash.Â
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