One person killed and another injured in collision on Lexington County road, SC cops say

One person was killed and another was injured Tuesday in a crash near Lexington High School, according to the South Carolina Highway Patrol .

The two-vehicle crash happened at about 2:30 p.m. at the intersection of U.S. 1/Augusta Highway and Olde Farm Road , said Master Trooper William Bennett.

A 2016 Kia Forte was driving north on Augusta Highway and it collided with a 2017 GMC Acadia that was heading south on Augusta Highway, according to Bennett. The GMC was turning left onto Olde Farm Road when the wreck happened, Bennett said.

Both the driver and a passenger in the Kia were taken to an area hospital where the passenger died, according to Bennett.

The Lexington County Coroner’s Office has not publicly identified the passenger.

Further information on the driver’s condition was not available.

Bennett said neither the driver of the GMC nor a passenger in that SUV were hurt, and no other injuries were reported.

There was no word if any of the people involved in the wreck were wearing seat belts, but the collision continues to be investigated by the Highway Patrol.

Through Sunday, 552 people had died on South Carolina roads in 2024, according to the state Department of Public Safety. Last year, 1,030 people died in crashes in South Carolina, DPS reported.

At least 30 people have died in Lexington County crashes in 2024, according to DPS data. There were 45 deaths reported in the county in 2023, DPS reported.