Truck driver dies after crashing into tree near Lexington County road, SC cops say
One person was killed overnight when a truck ran off a Lexington County road, South Carolina Highway Patrol said.
The single-vehicle collision happened at about 12:40 a.m. on S.C. 6, near the intersection with Martin Neese Road, Master Trooper David Jones said Monday. That’s in Swansea, close to a Lexington County Collection & Recycling facility.
A 2017 Toyota truck was heading west on S.C. 6 when it ran off the road to the left and smashed into a tree, Jones said.
The driver was not wearing a seat belt and died at the scene, according to Jones.
The Lexington County Coroner’s Office will publicly identify the driver after notifying the next of kin.
Information on what caused the truck to veer off the road was not available, but the crash remains under investigation by Highway Patrol.
Through Friday, 327 people have died on South Carolina roads in 2020, according to the Department of Public Safety. Of those deaths, 230 of the victims had access to seat belts, and 126 were not wearing safety restraints, DPS reported.
This is a developing story, check back for updates.
