{"id":2559,"date":"2024-03-14T16:20:04","date_gmt":"2024-03-14T21:20:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/truckaccidentlawyers.com\/news\/?p=2559"},"modified":"2024-03-14T16:20:04","modified_gmt":"2024-03-14T21:20:04","slug":"1-dead-after-suv-vs-big-rig-crash-on-platt-springs-rd-in-lexington-county","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/truckaccidentlawyers.com\/news\/south-carolina-truck-accidents\/1-dead-after-suv-vs-big-rig-crash-on-platt-springs-rd-in-lexington-county\/","title":{"rendered":"1 dead after SUV vs big rig crash on Platt Springs Rd in Lexington County"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>LEXINGTON COUNTY, SC &#8212; A collision involving a tractor-trailer early Thursday near west South Congaree has claimed the life of one person, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/wach.com\/news\/local\/fatal-crash-in-lexington-county-suv-and-tractor-trailer-collide-platt-springs-road-south-congaree-tractor-trailer-gmc-coroner\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WACH FOX 57<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The accident happened on a stretch of Platt Springs Road near Winchester Drive, at about 4:25 a.m.<\/p>\n<p>Authorities said a driver in a 2023 18-wheeler collided with a westbound 1997 GMC SUV while making a left turn onto Platt Springs Road.<\/p>\n<p>The Lexington County Coroner&#8217;s Office was called to the scene, where the driver of the SUV was pronounced deceased.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s unclear at this time which driver was at fault in the crash, but an investigation by the South Carolina Highway Patrol remains underway.<\/p>\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/d\/u\/0\/embed?mid=1q8oFKPOLNtL4fzPYBWWHQ48whLM4D5Q&amp;ehbc=2E312F&amp;noprof=1\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Following a traumatic truck crash and the loss of a loved one due to another driver&#8217;s recklessness, you deserve a compassionate legal advocate on your side. Our <a href=\"https:\/\/truckaccidentlawyers.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>South Carolina truck accident attorneys<\/strong><\/a> at Truck Accident Lawyers LLC are here to help you navigate the complex legal process and fight for maximum compensation. <a href=\"https:\/\/truckaccidentlawyers.com\/contact\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Contact us<\/strong><\/a> at <strong><a href=\"tel:(888)774-5836\" data-feathr-click-track=\"true\" data-feathr-link-aids=\"[&quot;5fd27e600188ed68cef5a757&quot;],5fd27e600188ed68cef5a757\">(888)774-5836<\/a><\/strong> to start a conversation and book a free case review.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LEXINGTON COUNTY, SC &#8212; A collision involving a tractor-trailer early Thursday near west South Congaree has claimed the life of one person, according to WACH FOX 57. The accident happened on a stretch of Platt Springs Road near Winchester Drive, at about 4:25 a.m. Authorities said a driver in a 2023 18-wheeler collided with a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"none","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[23],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2559","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-south-carolina-truck-accidents"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/truckaccidentlawyers.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2559","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/truckaccidentlawyers.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/truckaccidentlawyers.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/truckaccidentlawyers.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/truckaccidentlawyers.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2559"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/truckaccidentlawyers.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2559\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2562,"href":"https:\/\/truckaccidentlawyers.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2559\/revisions\/2562"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/truckaccidentlawyers.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2559"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/truckaccidentlawyers.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2559"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/truckaccidentlawyers.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2559"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}