MADISON, N.C. — A volunteer junior firefighter is dead and two others are injured after a crash in Madison Sunday.
The State Highway Patrol said they got a call around 7:26 p.m. about an accident on Sardis Church Road near Lindsey Bridge Road in Rockingham County.
17-year-old Landon C. Munn of Walnut Cove was driving west on Sardis Church Road in a 1999 Chevrolet SUV. Munn traveled off the road to the right and overcorrected, causing his SUV to travel left of center and off the roadway. Munn’s vehicle hit a ditch and overturned.
The two passengers in the SUV, 17-year-old Kendall Julian Flinchum of Winston Salem and 17-year-old Billy Lee Dunlap Jr. of Madison, suffered serious life-threatening injuries and were hospitalized.
Troopers said no one in the vehicle was wearing seat belts. They were all thrown from the SUV during the crash.
State Highway Patrol said they were notified of Landon Munn's death Tuesday.
Landon Munn's dad, Randy Munn is spinning over the fact that none of them were wearing seatbelts.
"He always wore a seatbelt. I don't know why they took it off. It will be something that haunts me until I die," Munn said.
The Munn family are members of Team Patience Jeep Club in Kernersville, which collected donations for the family Tuesday. They will hold another memorial event at the end of the month.
The investigation into the crash is ongoing.
The Mineral Springs Volunteer Fire and Rescue Station 18 posted on Facebook that junior firefighter Landon Munn died Monday morning after a crash that happened Sunday.
Fire crews said Munn was dedicated to his friends and wanted to join the fire department because his dad was a firefighter. Like his father, he wanted to make a difference.
The volunteer fire department released the following statement about their fellow member.
"It is with great sadness we ask for prayers and comfort for the Family, Friends, and Fellow Members of Minerals Springs Fire & Rescue Junior Firefighter Landon Munn. Unfortunately, Landon was involved in a motor vehicle accident yesterday evening and succumbed to his injuries this morning. Landon was a caring devoted young man who was friends [to] many. When he joined the department he was asked what his goal was or why he wanted to volunteer and he quickly said his dad had been in the fire service when he was younger and wanted to help others and make a difference the same way. Sadly that time was cut short. Thank you Landon rest easy and continue to watch over us."
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