Two killed, one hurt in multi-vehicle crash on Midlands road, SC Highway Patrol says
Two people died in a collision that sent another driver to a Midlands-area hospital late Saturday night, the South Carolina Highway Patrol said.
The multi-vehicle crash happened shortly after 10 p.m. on a stretch of S.C. 6 outside of Elloree, Trooper First Class Tyler Tidwell said. That is about 50 miles southeast of Columbia.
A 2012 Acura sedan was heading west on the highway when it hit a 2004 Honda Civic traveling in the opposite direction, according to Tidwell.
Two people were in the Honda, and both were trapped in the car following the wreck, Tidwell said. Although both occupants were wearing seat belts, they were killed in the collision, according to Highway Patrol.
The Orangeburg County Coroner’s Office will publicly identify the crash victims after notifying the next of kin.
The driver of the Acura was injured and had to be taken to an area hospital, according to Tidwell. The South Carolina man was the only person inside the sedan, Highway Patrol reported.
He was wearing a seat belt, but further information on his condition was not available.
There is no word if he will face any criminal charges from the collision, which remains under investigation by Highway Patrol.
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