A popular 5-mile footrace near Linville, North Carolina, had to be canceled after a van collided with pedestrians, killing one and injuring several others, according to investigators.
The woman who died has been identified as 72-year-old Julie Holderness of Greensboro, the N.C. Highway Patrol told McClatchy News.
Four others were hurt, including two who required hospitalization and one who was treated at the scene by medics, the State Highway Patrol said. Holderness died after being taken to Cannon Memorial Hospital in Linville, officials said.
