Passenger killed when car crashes into tractor-trailer in Chester County

CHESTER COUNTY, S.C. — Troopers are investigating after one person was killed in a crash in Chester County Thursday night.

The wreck happened just before 8 p.m. on Interstate 77 northbound near exit 55.

Troopers said a driver of a Ford sideswiped a tractor-trailer, crossed the median, and then crashed head-on into another tractor-trailer.

The passenger inside the Ford was killed.

Rescue crews had to cut the driver out and that person was flown to a hospital in Columbia.

Later, as crews were cleaning up the crash, a car slammed into the back of another truck and was pinned beneath it, troopers said. A man and a 90-year-old woman were seriously hurt and taken to the hospital.

No names have been released and troopers have not said if any charges will be filed.

Read more top trending stories on wsoctv.com: