Danesha Walker, 28, Shyheim White, 25, and Zhyon Burgess, 24, died in a collision involving a car and a tractor-trailer on Interstate 20 in Richland County, South Carolina
Modified Date:
Tue, 04/16/2024 - 7:50amAccident Date:
Saturday, April 13, 2024Tractor-trailer rear-ends car on I-20, kills driver and passengers, SC Highway Patrol says
Just after 2 a.m. on Saturday, a 2016 Kia Forte and a 2011 Freightliner tractor-trailer were driving westbound on Interstate 20 near Arcadia Lakes at mile marker 76, Master Trooper Michael Ridgeway said. The Kia stopped on the roadway, and the tractor-trailer struck it in the rear.
Richland County coroner identifies 3 killed after I-20 collision
Highway Patrol says all of the victim’s were in a 2016 Kia Forte that was stopped on the roadway heading west on I-20 when a freight liner truck was going west on the highway hit the Forte in the rear.
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Type: Car Accident
Topics:
Truck AccidentPeople Involved:
Danesha Walker
Shyheim White
Zhyon Burgess
Roadway:
Interstate 20County:
Richland County, SCArea:
Columbia, SC