LANCASTER COUNTY, S.C. – The South Carolina Highway Patrol is investigating a deadly crash involving a single vehicle in Lancaster County.
Officials say that at about 8:30 p.m. on October 25, SCHP was dispatched to Old Hickory Road near Box Automobile Road in response to an automobile accident.
Troopers said the incident occurred in a 2008 Toyota SUV with five individuals. The truck was heading north on Old Hickory Road when it ran off the road, hitting a ditch and a tree before crashing.
Four occupants were sent to the hospital with varied injuries. According to Chief Deputy Coroner Jennifer Collins and Deputy Coroner John Collins, a 15-year-old girl in the backseat was pronounced deceased at the scene.
The SCHP and Lancaster County Coroner’s Office are still investigating the collision.
Reference: 15-year-old girl killed in South Carolina crash