Motorcyclist killed after hitting truck and spilling into road, SC Highway Patrol says

One person was killed Wednesday evening when a motorcyclist hit a truck on Garners Ferry Road, according to the South Carolina Highway Patrol.

The collision happened about 5:30 p.m., said Master Trooper Mitchell Ridgeway.

A driver in a 2008 GMC pickup truck was attempting to turn onto Garners Ferry Road from a private driveway several miles from Columbia when a motorcyclist on a 2017 Yamaha motorcycle struck the vehicle and spilled into the roadway, Ridgeway said.

The motorcyclist was transported to Prisma Health Richland and later died at the hospital from his injuries. The driver of the truck was unharmed.

The Richland County Coroner has not publicly identified the victim.

The collision remains under investigation by the SC Highway Patrol.

So far this year, 445 people have died in traffic accidents, according to the Department of Public Safety, 48 of which involved motorcycles.

Alexa Jurado

The State

Alexa Jurado is a news reporter for The State covering Lexington County and Richland County schools. She previously wrote about the University of South Carolina and contributes to this coverage. A Chicago suburbs native, Alexa graduated from Marquette University and previously wrote for publications in Illinois and Wisconsin. Her work has been recognized by the Society of Professional Journalists, the Milwaukee Press Club and the South Carolina Press Association.