Two people are dead after a crash before dawn Monday at the intersection of Old White Horse Road and Keeler Mill Road in Greenville County. The Greenville County Coroner's Office confirmed the deaths but had released little else about what happened as investigators worked the scene.
According to FOX Carolina News, South Carolina Highway Patrol troopers are investigating the crash, which happened near the Old White Horse Road and Keeler Mill Road intersection. The coroner's office was called to the scene at approximately 5:37 a.m., as reported by yahoo.com.
Investigators confirmed two people died in the crash, but no further details had been released as of Monday morning, the outlet noted. Circumstances surrounding the collision are expected to be released as the investigation continues, per the same account.
A Stretch of Road With a History
This isn't the first deadly wreck to hit this part of Greenville County. A comparable crash in May killed one person at the intersection of Old White Horse and White Horse roads, with the coroner's office confirming it responded to that scene around 5:20 p.m., according to WSPA.
Back in 2023, a crash on Old White Horse Road near Keeler Mill Road involved a Jeep and a Toyota traveling in opposite directions, according to foxcarolina.com. In that incident, the unrestrained Toyota driver died at the scene while three people riding in the Jeep were taken to the hospital.
Greenville County's Growing Traffic Toll
Monday's crash adds to what has already been a grim year for roadway deaths in the county. Greenville County recorded 82 traffic deaths in 2024, the highest total of any county in South Carolina, according to greenvilleonline.com. Statewide, South Carolina recorded 951 traffic deaths that same year, a rate of 17.36 deaths per 100,000 residents that ranked fourth-highest in the nation.
By the time the outlet published its report, Greenville County had recorded 38 traffic deaths in 2026, ranking fifth among South Carolina counties. More than half of the state's 2024 traffic fatalities, 53 percent, occurred in single-vehicle crashes, the report found.
No additional information about Monday's crash, including the circumstances leading up to it, had been made public as investigators continued their work.
