A driver is dead after a Toyota Camry collided with a tractor-trailer at the intersection of Highway 9 and Old Camden Monroe Road in Lancaster County, South Carolina. The truck driver was not injured, and later reports said authorities had not identified either driver or filed any charges.
According to WBTV, the crash happened when an eastbound tractor-trailer on Highway 9 collided with a northbound Toyota Camry traveling on Old Camden Monroe Road. The station reported the wreck occurred around 8:50 p.m. Thursday, while The State put the time at around 8:47 p.m., citing the same intersection.
The State identified the vehicles involved as a 2022 Kenworth tractor-trailer and a 2002 Toyota Camry, reporting that the truck was heading east on S.C. 9 when it met the Camry heading north on Old Camden Monroe Road. The outlet reported that the Toyota's driver was pronounced dead at the scene and had not yet been identified, while the truck's operator was not injured.
Investigation Remains Open
WBTV reported that the Camry driver died in the collision while the truck driver escaped harm. The station added that troopers had not identified either driver and that no charges had been filed as of its report.
The crash remains under investigation by the South Carolina Highway Patrol, per the same account from The State. No further details on what led to the collision have been released, and both outlets' reporting leaves the cause of the crash unresolved for now.
