Lexington man killed and two other people hurt when SUV and van crash, SC officials say
One person was killed Sunday in a crash that left two other people hospitalized, according to the South Carolina Highway Patrol.
Marion Phillip Glymph, a 68-year-old Lexington resident, died from the injuries he suffered in what Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher called an accident.
The two-vehicle collision happened in Lexington County, said Cpl. Nick Pye.
At about 4:40 p.m., a 2015 Nissan SUV was driving east on S.C. 6 and a 2003 Dodge van, driven by Glymph, was heading north on Martin Neese Road, according to Pye. That’s in the Swansea area, near U.S. 321.
The vehicles collided at the intersection, and Glymph died at the scene, Fisher said.
Both the driver and a passenger in the SUV were hurt and taken to an area hospital, according to Pye. Fisher said the SUV occupants suffered non-life-threatening injuries, but further information on their conditions was not available.
Pye said Glymph was the only person in the van, and no other injuries were reported. Glymph was wearing a seat belt, according to Fisher.
There was no word if the people in the SUV were wearing seat belts.
Information about what caused the collision was not available, but it continues to be investigated by the Highway Patrol and the coroner’s office.
Through Oct. 20, at least 785 people had died on South Carolina roads in 2024, according to the state Department of Public Safety. Last year, 1,030 people died in crashes in South Carolina, DPS reported.
At least 41 people have died in Lexington County crashes in 2024, according to DPS data. There were 45 deaths reported in the county in 2023, DPS said.
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This story was originally published October 28, 2024 at 7:31 AM.
