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A person was killed in South Carolina Saturday following a crash with a tractor trailer, according to the Aiken County Coroner’s Office.
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The collision happened at about 2:45 p.m. in Aiken, Coroner Darryl Ables said in a news release.
A pedestrian was walking across the busy intersection at the junction of York Street and Rutland Drive and was hit by a tractor trailer, according to the release. That’s near Aiken High School.
EMS took the victim to an area hospital where the pedestrian died at 3:23 p.m. from the injuries suffered in the wreck, according to the coroner’s office. Ables said that the victim’s name will be made public after family members have been notified.
No other injuries were reported.
There was no word if the truck driver was wearing a seatbelt, but the crash continues to be investigated by the coroner’s office and the Aiken Department of Public Safety. An autopsy will be performed in Newberry, according to Ables.
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Through Oct. 18, at least 700 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 25 people have died in Aiken County crashes this year, and 23 people died in wrecks there in 2025, according to DPS data.
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