LEXINGTON COUNTY, SC : 1 dead after crash at Lexington County intersection on Tuesday, 20th August 2024
Lexington, South Carolina
A crash on Augusta Highway Tuesday afternoon left one person dead and another person injured.
The South Carolina Highway Patrol (SCHP) said the crash happened at around 2:30 p.m. Tuesday on Augusta Highway near Olde Farm Road, about two miles west of Lexington.
A 2016 Kia Forte with two people inside was traveling north on Augusta Highway, according to SCHP. The Kia hit a 2017 GMC Acadia with two people inside that had been traveling in the opposite direction as it was trying to turn left onto Olde Farm Road.
The driver and passenger inside the Kia were both taken to an area hospital by EMS to be treated for their injuries. Troopers said the passenger died at the hospital.
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