Ashia Ballenger, 35, Ashton Olley, 14, Jaicurious Gist, 11, Jalecia Gist, 8, and Leroy Covington, 57, were killed in a fiery collision involving a commercial car hauler and two cars on Interstate 26 in Spartanburg County, South Carolina
Five killed in fiery crash on I-26 in Spartanburg County, South Carolina
State troopers said a commercial car hauler hit a vehicle from behind in the westbound lanes. That collision caused the car hauler to cross the median and cable barriers, troopers said. According to investigators, after crossing into the eastbound lanes the vehicle was hit by another car.
5 killed in crash on I-26 in Spartanburg Co.
Troopers said a commercial vehicle holder and a Toyota sedan were traveling west on I-26. The commercial vehicle holder hit the Toyota and crossed the cable barrier into the eastbound lane and was hit by a Honda sedan that was traveling east on I-26.
Five killed in fiery crash on I-26 in Spartanburg County, South Carolina
Five people are dead after a fiery crash involving a car hauler shut down lanes on Interstate 26 Saturday night in Spartanburg County, South Carolina.
Coroner identifies five killed in fiery crash on I-26 in Spartanburg County, South Carolina
Five people are dead after a fiery crash involving a car hauler shut down lanes on Interstate 26 Saturday night in Spartanburg County, South Carolina.
3 children, 2 adults killed in weekend crash in Spartanburg Co.
Spartanburg County Coroner Rusty Clevenger announced on Tuesday he had confirmed the identities of those killed in a crash on I-26 in Spartanburg County on Saturday.
3 siblings with ‘infectious smiles’ among 5 relatives killed in crash, officials say
The tractor-trailer and another vehicle crashed into each other on the interstate, causing the semi to veer out of control and cross the median, Clevenger said. The car hauler then collided with a 2004 Honda Accord, which had the five relatives inside, he said.
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