Two people were killed Friday afternoon when a tractor-trailer left Interstate 95, crossed the median and struck a tree in Clarendon County, according to the South Carolina Highway Patrol.
The collision occurred at about 3:25 p.m. Aug. 28 near mile marker 117. Cpl. Nick Pye said the tractor-trailer was traveling south on I-95 when it ran off the left side of the roadway, crossed the median and northbound lanes and struck a tree.
The driver and a passenger in the tractor-trailer died from injuries sustained in the collision.
The Clarendon County Coroner’s Office said the victims’ identities will be released following autopsies scheduled for Thursday, Sept. 3, at the Medical University of South Carolina.
The collision remains under investigation by the South Carolina Highway Patrol.
