ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WSPA) - Police are investigating a fatal collision that claimed the life of a woman in west Asheville Monday morning.
The Asheville Police Department responded to a crash with injuries on the 700 block of Smokey Park Highway around 6:15 a.m. Monday. According to reports, the preliminary investigation indicated a 2020 Ford Explorer traveling east struck the back of a dump truck.
The driver of the Ford, 46-year-old April Hannah Shelton, was taken to the hospital where she died from her injuries.
The driver of the dump truck was taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
This is an ongoing investigation. Anyone with information is asked to contact APD at (828) 252-1110.