A pickup truck crashed into Iglesia de Dios overnight at the Ashton Square shopping plaza off Capital Boulevard in Raleigh, prompting a response from police and paramedics as crews worked to free the vehicle from the building. It is not yet known what caused the crash or whether anyone was injured.
The church, also known as Church of God Ministry of Jesus Christ International, sits inside the Ashton Square shopping center, according to WRAL. The station reported that Raleigh police and paramedics went to the scene after the truck struck the building.
Crews Work to Free Truck From Building
A WRAL breaking-news tracker was at Ashton Square at around 3:45 a.m. and reported that crews were working to remove the pickup from inside the church. The report did not specify how long that work took or what condition the building was left in.
WRAL reported that it was still seeking information about what led to the crash and whether anyone was hurt. Those details had not been confirmed at the time of publication.
A separate Raleigh building crash
A separate April 2025 incident involved a van crashing into Raleigh's NC African Market at 2245 New Hope Church Road near Atlantic Avenue, according to WRAL. A fire marshal later deemed that building unsafe. The reported incident differed from the Ashton Square crash in its date, location and vehicle; the supplied accounts do not establish a cause or injury details for either crash.
What Remains Unknown
The cause of the crash, the driver's identity, any injuries and whether citations or charges resulted remain unconfirmed in the information cited here.
