Two drivers were killed early Sunday, Oct. 25, when a vehicle going the wrong way crashed head-on into another vehicle on the Don Holt Bridge in North Charleston, police said.
What happened
According to preliminary information from the North Charleston Police Department, the crash happened around 2:52 a.m.
Police said a vehicle was traveling the wrong way in the westbound lanes of the bridge when it collided head-on with another vehicle. A third vehicle then crashed into the two vehicles.
The driver of the wrong-way vehicle and the driver of the first vehicle it hit were both pronounced dead at the scene. The driver of the third vehicle was taken to a hospital. Their condition has not been released.
The names of the two drivers who died have not been released.
Road closures
All westbound lanes were closed at Clements Ferry Road while crews worked the scene, and eastbound lanes near the crash were temporarily shut down.
Witnesses asked to come forward
The NCPD Traffic Unit is investigating. Police have not said why the vehicle was traveling the wrong way.
Anyone who saw the crash or has information is asked to contact the North Charleston Police Department through its CRIMEWATCH portal.
We’ll update this story when the drivers are identified.
Source: North Charleston Police Department, as reported by ABC News 4
