Driver dies trapped in fiery wreckage after car slams into truck, SC coroner says
A driver was killed when their car crashed and caught fire on a South Carolina highway, according to the county coroner’s office.
The two-vehicle wreck happened at about 3:20 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 28, on Interstate 85 near Gaffney, Cherokee County Coroner Dennis Fowler said in a news release.
All lanes were blocked as troopers responded to the scene, according to South Carolina Highway Patrol.
Officials said a Nissan Altima was heading south at “a high rate of speed” when it slammed into a parked construction truck near mile marker 95. The Nissan came to a stop on a concrete barrier and caught fire, trapping the driver in the fiery wreckage, according to the release.
The driver died at the scene, Fowler said.
Officials didn’t release their identity and said an autopsy will be performed to determine the cause of death.
The driver of the construction truck was taken to a hospital with injuries, WHNS reported, citing state troopers. Their condition wasn’t known as of Thursday afternoon.
Additional information wasn’t released.
Gaffney is about 100 miles northwest of Columbia.
This story was originally published September 28, 2023 at 12:53 PM with the headline "Driver dies trapped in fiery wreckage after car slams into truck, SC coroner says."