At least one person killed in crash that blocked busy Lexington County road, police say

A Sunday afternoon car crash in Lexington County resulted in a death, according to the . At about 4:20 p.m.

, officers responded to what police called a . The collision happened near the , police said. That’s near the junction with Meeting Street and the Gervais Street bridge, in the area where the Congaree and Saluda rivers converge.



Information about the crash was not available, and police did not say if anyone else was injured. The has neither publicly identified the victim nor indicated whether the person was in a vehicle or a pedestrian. Following the wreck, both lanes of Sunset Boulevard were temporarily closed as officials investigated the scene, police said.

The busy road near downtown Columbia was closed for more than an hour, according to police. There was no word if the collision continues to be investigated. Through Sept.

1, at least 582 people had died on South Carolina roads in 2024, according to the state Department of Public Safety. Last year, 1,030 people died in crashes in South Carolina, DPS reported. At least 35 people have died in Lexington County crashes in 2024, according to DPS data.

There were 45 deaths in the county in 2023, DPS reported..