LAURENS, SC – Three drivers were hospitalized following a multi-truck collision on I-385 near mile marker 6 Wednesday.
The events unfolded around 8:30 a.m. when a driver of a tanker truck crashed their truck, Audacy reports. The tanker truck then collided with two semi-trucks and a car hauler.
South Carolina Highway Patrol, EMS crews, and medical helicopter personnel all responded to the scene. One of the occupants was transported by ground, and two others via helicopter.
Troopers did not say if the tanker truck, hauling animal byproducts, spilled any contents onto the ground. Regardless of the mess, crews still closed the area to conduct the standard scene clearance process.
Highway Patrol started an investigation. Not many details are available since the investigation is in the early stages. Troopers did, however, say that weather conditions did not play a part in the wreck.
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