Two people killed and two more hurt in crash that blocked I-26 for hours, SC officials say

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Two people ******* and two more hurt in ****** that blocked I-26 for hours, SC officials say

Two people were ******* and two others were hurt Thursday morning in a ****** that blocked part of Interstate 26 for about 7 hours, South Carolina officials said.

The three-vehicle collision happened at about 2:45 a.m. in Lexington County, said Master Trooper William Bennett of the

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A 1999 International tractor trailer, a 2014 Nissan sedan and a Dodge Ram pickup truck all were driving

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, according to Bennett.

At the 90 mile marker, near the Chapin area, the tractor trailer and car slowed for traffic ahead and the pickup hit the rear of the car, Bennett said. The car was then pushed into the back of the tractor trailer, according to Bennett.

A driver and passenger in the Nissan ***** at the scene, Bennett said. The

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has not publicly identified the people who were in the Nissan.

There also were two people in the pickup, and both were taken to Prisma Health Richland hospital, according to Bennett. Further information on their conditions was not available.

Bennett said the driver was the only person in the tractor trailer, and was not hurt. No other injuries were reported.

There was no word if any of the people involved in the ****** were wearing seat belts, but the wreck continues to be investigated by the Highway Patrol.

Following the ******, all of the westbound

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, and they weren’t reopened until several hours later when the scene was cleared at about 10 a.m., according to the

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Through Sunday, 563 people had ***** on South Carolina roads in 2024, according to the state Department of Public Safety. Last year, 1,030 people ***** in crashes in South Carolina, DPS reported.

At least 34 people have ***** in Lexington County crashes in 2024, according to DPS data. There were 45 deaths reported in the county in 2023, DPS reported.

This was the

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in Lexington County since Aug. 20, and

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in the unrelated wrecks.

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