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One person was killed Tuesday night in Richland County when a van crashed, according to the South Carolina Highway Patrol.
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The single-vehicle collision happened at about 6:30 p.m. in the Eastover area of Richland County, said Master Trooper Brandon Bolt.
A 2006 Chevrolet van was driving west on Garners Ferry Road, according to Bolt. At the intersection with Louis Leconte Road, not far from Mr. Bunky’s Market, the van ran off Garners Ferry Road where it crashed into a ditch and flipped over, Bolt said.
Bolt said that the van driver, who was the only person in the Chevy, died.
The Richland County Coroner’s Office has not publicly identified the van driver.
No other injuries were reported.
There was no word if the driver was wearing a seatbelt.
Information about what caused the van to veer off the road was not available, but the wreck continues to be investigated by the Highway Patrol.
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Through Sunday, 580 people had died on South Carolina roads in 2026, according to the state Department of Public Safety. A minimum of 914 people were killed in collisions in South Carolina in 2025, DPS data shows.
At least 41 people have died in Richland County crashes this year, and 48 people died in wrecks there in 2025, according to DPS data.
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