RALEIGH, Wake County, N.C., Nov. 12, 2026 — Two drivers were taken to the hospital after a crash on Tuesday night, November 10, sent one vehicle off the road and into a retention pond in Raleigh. The crash happened on Old Wake Forest Road, where the Raleigh Police Department said officers responded to a call around 8:12 p.m.
Officers said two vehicles collided, and one of them went down an embankment before landing in a body of water nearby.
Both drivers were hospitalized with injuries described as non-life-threatening. It is not clear from available information whether anyone needed help getting out of the submerged vehicle.
The Raleigh Police Department said the investigation into the crash remains ongoing. We hope everyone who was hurt makes a speedy recovery.
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