LEXINGTON COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA – A news article published on wltx.com reports that the South Carolina Highway Patrol is currently investigating a fatal wrong-way accident. The troopers are trying to ascertain how the wrong-way driver entered I-26 and ended up driving against the flow of traffic on the interstate. Tragically, the South Carolina Highway Patrol announced that both drivers involved in the head-on collision passed away. The victims were identified as a woman from Columbia and a teenager from Blythewood.
The South Carolina Highway Patrol shut down a portion of I-26’s eastbound traffic lanes for several hours to conduct an investigation and for emergency crews to clear the accident scene.
South Carolina Highway Patrol’s Lance Corporal Nick Pye stated that the wrong-way accident occurred at around 5:30 in the morning by mile-marker 119. The news report stated that the accident was near the exit to Swansea and U.S. 21.
Lance Corporal Pye reported that a Hyundai car was traveling eastbound along on I-26 when it was hit by a Jeep that was heading in the wrong direction. The two drivers were tragically killed as a result of the head-on collision. Lance Corporal Pye did not have any further information concerning how the wrong-way collision occurred or how the driver of the Jeep ended up driving down the wrong side of Interstate-26.
The fatal interstate accident investigation had continued through the pre-dawn hours until approximately 9:30 in the morning.
The South Carolina Highway Patrol acceded to the Lexington County coroner to identify those who were tragically killed in the wrong-way accident.
Our website’s “Accident News” section provides information about recent accidents in order to help drivers understand and avoid the most common causes. We hope you are never in an accident, but if you or a family member are injured and want to pursue the compensation you deserve, call our firm 24/7 for your free consultation by calling 1-800-529-7766. or click here to Get Legal Help.
Source:https://www.wltx.com/article/traffic/i26-wrong-way-crash-two-dead/101-b5f6931d-e187-45e7-b050-6f57a2b0ab69
* This website’s “Accident News” and blog is intended to present the public with news concerning severe auto accidents, basic information, and relevant stories. Although the sources of these articles are from breaking news articles, third parties, and news organizations, the accuracy of the information provided on our site is not guaranteed. Specific details reported by law enforcement agencies, news websites, and other organizations may errors and omissions. After initial posting, we do not update this information. We cannot and do not assume responsibility for its accuracy since information published on this website is based on information that has already been published, posted, and reported on by a news organization or other sources, and the source that we used at the time is presented above. If this article pertains to you or your family, and you do not wish for it to be on our website, please email us at [email protected], and we will be happy to remove it, but when doing so, please include a link to the article that you wish to be taken down.