A passenger died after a three-vehicle crash Saturday night, Oct. 10, at a busy intersection in northeast Columbia, according to the South Carolina Highway Patrol.
What happened
The crash happened around 6:45 p.m. at the intersection of Clemson Road and Longtown Road, near Killian Road, said Master Trooper William Bennett.
Troopers say a 2019 Chevrolet Silverado was heading east on Clemson Road, and a 2018 Kia Sorento was stopped at a red light on Longtown Road.
A 2015 Kia Forte heading west on Clemson Road was turning left onto Longtown Road when it hit the Silverado and then crashed into the stopped Sorento.
One dead
The driver and a passenger in the Kia Forte were taken to a hospital, where the passenger died. There is no update on the driver’s condition.
No one in the Silverado or the Sorento was hurt.
The Richland County Coroner’s Office has not released the passenger’s name. Troopers have not said whether anyone was wearing a seatbelt.
The South Carolina Highway Patrol is investigating.
Deadly year on SC roads
At least 667 people had died on South Carolina roads in 2026 as of Oct. 4, according to the South Carolina Department of Public Safety. In all of 2025, at least 914 people were killed in crashes across the state.
In Richland County, at least 44 people have died in crashes so far this year, already close to the 48 deaths recorded in all of 2025.
We’ll update this story when the passenger is identified.
Source: South Carolina Highway Patrol; SC Department of Public Safety, as reported by The State