4 USC Upstate students killed, 1 hurt in fiery wreck

Authorities say four USC-Upstate students have been killed in a fiery wreck after a car lost control and hit a tree on a Spartanburg street not far from campus.

Troopers said the wreck happened around 1:45 a.m. Sunday on a street just north of Interstate 85 about a mile from campus.

The S.C. Highway Patrol says five people were inside the car when it went off the right side of the road, slammed into a tree and caught fire.

USC-Upstate Chancellor Thomas Moore said in a statement the injured student was in stable condition. He said there are no words to describe the loss to the campus of 6,000 students.

USC-Upstate plans a candlelight vigil Monday on campus.

Investigators haven’t identified all four of the people killed.

This story was originally published October 11, 2015 at 3:05 PM with the headline "4 USC Upstate students killed, 1 hurt in fiery wreck."