Bicyclist Daevon Boyd, 10, dies when struck by pickup truck on Henry Road at Providence Road in Williamsburg County, South Carolina
Bicyclist killed in Williamsburg County accident
A bicyclist was killed after colliding with a vehicle Tuesday night in Williamsburg County, according to the South Carolina Highway Patrol.
State troopers say the accident happened around 6:30 p.m. in the 2400-block of Henry Road at Providence Road. Troopers say a pick-up truck was driving west on Henry Road when it hit a bicycle coming out of a private drive.
UPDATE: 10-year-old bicyclist killed in Williamsburg County crash identified
A bicyclist was killed Tuesday evening at 6:30 p.m. on Henry Road in Williamsburg County after being struck by a pickup truck, according to South Carolina Highway Patrol Cpl. Sonny Collins.
The bicyclist, 10-year-old Daevon Boyd, of Hemingway, was pulling onto Henry Road from a private driveway when the individual was struck and killed by the Chevy pickup that was heading westbound on the highway, Collins said.
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