The Voice of Blythewood & Fairfield County

Passenger dies in U.S. 21 crash in Fairfield

FAIRFIELD COUNTY – A Saturday night crash on U.S. 21 near Old 21 Road has left one person dead and three others injured, according to Corporal Nic Pye with the S.C. Highway Patrol.

The crash occurred about 7:15 p.m. when a 2013 Chevrolet SUV and a 2003 Ford van were both traveling north on U. S. Highway 21 and collided, according to the Highway Patrol report. 

There was a driver and two passengers in the Chevrolet SUV. The driver and front seat passenger were injured and transported to a local hospital. The back seat passenger sustained fatal injuries, according to the report.

The driver was the sole occupant of the Ford van. That person was injured and also transported to a local hospital. 

That is all the information available at this time.