Crash into N.C. canal leaves 5 dead

WILMINGTON, N.C., April 18 (UPI) -- A sport utility vehicle overturned on a gravel road and sank in a canal in rural North Carolina Sunday evening, killing five people, authorities said.

The victims, who had not been identified, included two adults and three children, Raleigh's WTVD-TV reported.

The state Highway Patrol said the accident occurred between 5:30 p.m. and 6 p.m. on an unpaved road in the Croatan National Forest north of Camp Lejeune, the TV station said. Speed was a likely factor, Trooper R.A. Woods said.