Trooper, driver hospitalized with minor injuries after rear-end crash on NC-280

A North Carolina state trooper and another driver were taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries after a crash Tuesday, Oct. Pierce, a lieutenant for the North Carolina State Highway Patrol.

The collision occurred on NC 280 in Transylvania County, according to Mark T. Pierce said the trooper was stopped in the left lane when a passenger car rear-ended the patrol vehicle.