3 injured after vehicle and train collide in northern Richland County

A vehicle collided with a train between the towns of Chapin and White Rock in northern Richland County injuring three Saturday morning.

About 9:30 a.m., the vehicle was hit by the train near Dutch Fork Road and Walter McCartha Road, according to the South Carolina Highway Patrol and Trooper Matthew Southern. The train was traveling west while the vehicle traveled south.

A person from the vehicle was airlifted to Prisma Health Richland while the other two were taken by ambulance to the hospital. Their condition is unknown.

Authorities said that the railroad crossing does not have a do-not-cross warning arm to alert drivers to stop. Only a stop sign is at the crossing.

Troopers are investigating.

This is a breaking story and will be updated when The State receives more information.

This story was originally published November 9, 2019 at 2:37 PM.

David Travis Bland

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David Travis Bland is The State’s editorial editor. In his prior position as a reporter, he was named the 2020 South Carolina Journalist of the Year by the SC Press Association. He graduated from the University of South Carolina in 2010. Support my work with a digital subscription