BREVARD, Transylvania County, N.C., Nov. 12, 2026 — Two people died on Wednesday night, November 11, after a single-vehicle crash on Highway 276 near Brevard, the North Carolina State Highway Patrol said.
The crash happened just after 10 p.m. on Highway 276 near its junction with Highway 280. A 2011 Honda Accord traveling eastbound reportedly crossed the center line and struck an embankment. The car rolled over several times and came to rest upside down.
The driver, identified as 25-year-old Sadie Cole, and a passenger, 26-year-old William Coye, were killed in the crash, troopers said. An earlier version of this report misidentified the driver; the Highway Patrol has since corrected that information.
The investigation into the crash is ongoing, and no further details on the cause have been released.
We are deeply sorry for the losses suffered by the victims' families.
Local Crash Information for Brevard, NC
The fatal crash was reported on Highway 276 in Brevard. For more crash news from the area, see our latest Transylvania County crash news.
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