An 86-year-old man has died following a two-vehicle crash on Pageland Highway in Lancaster County, troopers say. Burke Duncan Jr. was killed Wednesday morning when a car traveling east on SC 9 struck his Buick as he tried to pull out of a driveway near Heyward Hough Road.
The crash happened around 11:08 a.m. on Pageland Highway (SC 9) at Heyward Hough Road in Lancaster, according to qcnews.com. Troopers said a 2012 Honda was traveling east on SC 9 when it collided with a 2000 Buick whose driver was attempting to turn out of a driveway, per the same report. The driver of the Buick was later identified as Duncan, who was transported from the scene to MUSC-Lancaster hospital before he died as a result of his injuries, the outlet reported.
The other driver involved was also taken to the hospital, according to WBTV, which reported Wednesday’s wreck and noted that officials had not released an update on that driver’s condition. Accounts of the Honda driver’s condition conflict: qcnews.com reported the driver was transported to the hospital by EMS with minor injuries, while WSOC-TV reported that the driver was taken to the hospital and that their condition was currently unknown. Troopers confirmed to WSOC-TV that Duncan died from his injuries following the crash.
A County Already Watching Its Roads
This is not the only deadly crash to hit Lancaster County this year. WSOC-TV reported that a separate wreck in the county killed two people in late August, according to troopers quoted in that report. The county has also pointed to its Safety Action Plan, which it describes as its foundation for improving roadway safety using recent crash data from the South Carolina Department of Transportation, per the county’s own announcement.
Statewide, fatal-crash tracking by the South Carolina Department of Public Safety is updated on a rolling basis; the agency’s own figures note that its county-level fatality numbers are preliminary and reflect data compiled as of a recent cutoff date. Earlier this year, The State reported that 323 people had died on South Carolina roads through a Monday in late May, citing the state Department of Public Safety.
No further details on the cause of Wednesday’s crash or any possible charges have been released, and the investigation remains ongoing.
