Bike rider killed in crash with SUV on busy road in Richland County, SC cops say
One person was killed Sunday morning when a bicycle was hit by an SUV on a busy Richland County road, the South Carolina Highway Patrol said.
The collision happened at about 10:45 a.m. on Farrow Road, according to Master Trooper Gary Miller.
The bike rider was entering Farrow Road from a wooded area near Mount Pilgrim Church Road when the crash with a southbound 2016 Infiniti happened, Miller said. That’s close to the intersection with Hard Scrabble Road near Interstate 77.
Information about if the bicyclist died at the scene or was taken to an area hospital was not available.
The Richland County Coroner’s Office has not publicly identified the bicycle rider.
Miller said the 59-year-old Columbia man driving the SUV was not hurt, and no other injuries were reported.
There was no word if any criminal charges will be pursued, but the Highway Patrol continues to investigate the crash.
Through Thursday, 545 people had died on South Carolina roads in 2022, including 11 bicyclists, according to the state Department of Public Safety. Last year, 1,194 people died, including 12 bike riders, in crashes in South Carolina, DPS reported.
At least 36 people have been killed in Richland County crashes in 2022, and this is the first involving a bicycle, according to DPS. There were 73 deaths there last year, DPS data show.
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This story was originally published July 24, 2022 at 2:47 PM.
