Aberdeen, NC (November 12, 2026) - Several occupants of two SUVs, including children, were taken to the hospital with injuries described as non-life-threatening after a collision on U.S. 15-501 in Aberdeen.

The crash happened around 5:30 p.m. Thursday near the shopping plaza containing Honey Baked Ham and Ross in the Moore County community. A black SUV and a red Ford Edge were involved.

Authorities at the scene said the black SUV was turning left from the plaza toward the center turn lane to head north. It collided with the Ford Edge, which was in that lane attempting to turn into Harris Teeter. The Ford overturned onto its side and sustained heavy damage. The black SUV had front-end damage.

Aberdeen Police, the Aberdeen Fire Department and Moore County EMS responded. Air care was placed on standby, then canceled after EMS assessed those involved. People from both vehicles were transported to the hospital, including children riding in the black SUV.

U.S. 15-501 was closed for an extended period while emergency crews worked at the scene. The closure caused significant traffic delays in the area and on surrounding roads.

Different Turning Movements Through the Same Lane

Authorities described the black SUV entering U.S. 15-501 from the plaza toward the center turn lane, while the Ford Edge was in that lane attempting to turn into Harris Teeter. Those are different movements, even though both involved left turns. For an injured driver considering a claim, presence in the center lane alone does not establish responsibility. The timing of each vehicle’s entry matters because it helps distinguish a vehicle already occupying the lane from one moving into its path.

A car accident injury lawyer can examine those movements together rather than assess either turn in isolation. This matters in North Carolina because an injured driver’s own negligence contributing to a collision can bar recovery, subject to case-specific legal analysis and possible exceptions. The reported turning directions do not, by themselves, resolve that question for either driver.

Help After a Center-Lane Turning Collision

For someone injured where vehicles were turning between a shopping plaza and a busy road, Rosensteel Fleishman can help explain whether the sequence of those movements supports an injury claim. That conversation can address responsibility without requiring the injured person to resolve the two drivers’ accounts alone.