Unusual crash involved a mule-drawn wagon and a car, North Carolina rescuers say

Three mules were involved in a car crash when the wagon they were pulling was flipped by a car, according to investigators in western North Carolina.

The unusual crash happened around 6:20 p.m. Sunday near Boiling Springs, according to Boiling Springs Fire & Rescue in Cleveland County.

“Crews were dispatched to a motor vehicle accident involving a passenger vehicle and a mule-drawn wagon in the 3400 block of Cliffside Road,” the department wrote in an April 12 Facebook post.

“Units from Station 23 arrived on scene to find a two-vehicle collision with the wagon overturned. Fire and EMS personnel provided patient care, and those injured were transported to the hospital for further evaluation.”

The mules were also assessed and “found to have little to no injuries,” officials said.

A cause for the crash has not been released.

It happened near the three-way intersection of Cliffside and Mt. Pleasant Church roads, and the car suffered heavy front-end damage, photos show.

Boiling Springs is about a 55-mile drive west from uptown Charlotte.

This story was originally published April 13, 2026 at 7:15 AM with the headline "Unusual crash involved a mule-drawn wagon and a car, North Carolina rescuers say."