Driver killed, passenger hurt when RV hits tree, flips along I-77 in Chester County

CHESTER COUNTY, S.C. — Troopers said one person was killed and another hurt after their RV ran off the interstate and flipped early Wednesday in Chester County.

The single-vehicle crash happened around 5:45 a.m. on Interstate 77 near mile marker 66, south of Richway.

The driver died at the scene and the passenger was taken to the hospital with serious injuries.

According to troopers, the RV was heading south on I-77 when it ran off the road, went up an embankment, hit a tree and overturned. The driver and a 65-year-old passenger were thrown from the vehicle.

Troopers said neither person was wearing a seatbelt.

The driver’s name has not yet been released.

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