CHESTER COUNTY, S.C. — At around 5:20 p.m. Wednesday afternoon, the South Carolina Highway Patrol responded to a two-vehicle fatal collision that occurred on US 21, near McFadden Road.
According to troopers, a sedan was driving south when a dump truck crossed the centerline and hit the sedan head-on.
The driver of the sedan was not wearing a seat belt, had to be removed by mechanical means and later died.
The 26-year-old dump truck driver, Keith Dawton Amerson, of Rock Hill, had worn a seat belt. He was taken by EMS to Springs Memorial Hospital in Lancaster for his injuries.
The crash remains under investigation by the South Carolina Highway Patrol.
Check back with wsoctv.com for updates.
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