Child dies in hospital days after another victim was killed in same crash, SC coroner says
A 12-year-old child died Tuesday at a hospital in Columbia, days after he was involved in a crash where a teenager was killed and two other victims were injured, according to the Sumter County Coroner’s Office.
Basir Wells died at Prisma Health Richland hospital, Coroner Robbie Baker said in a news release.
The Sumter resident was one of four pedestrians who was involved in what Baker called an accident.
The collision happened June 27 on Britton Road, near the intersection with Excitement Lane, said Cpl. Nick Pye of the South Carolina Highway Patrol. That’s in Sumter, in the area between U.S. 521 and Plowden Mill Road.
At about 6 a.m., a 2014 Dodge pickup truck was driving west on Britton Road, according to Pye. The pickup hit Basir, as well as 15-year-old Sumter resident Marvin Butler and two others, Baker told The State Tuesday.
Marvin, who was on Britton Road, died at the scene, according to Pye. There was no word if Basir and the other victims were also walking on the road when the wreck occurred.
Basir and the surviving victims were taken to area hospitals, Baker said. While Basir died, Baker said he thinks the other two victims will be “OK.” Further information on the surviving victim’s conditions was not available.
Pye said the pickup driver was not hurt, and no other injuries were reported.
Information about what led to the crash was not available, but it continues to be investigated by the Highway Patrol and coroner’s office.
Autopsies will be performed on Marvin and Basir at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston on Wednesday and Friday, respectively, according to Baker.
Through Sunday, 806 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 18 people have died in Sumter County crashes in 2024, according to DPS data. There were 30 deaths reported in the county in 2023, DPS said.
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This story was originally published October 29, 2024 at 10:59 AM.
