Officials say one person is dead after a crash involving a tractor trailer in Laurens County.
According to the South Carolina Highway patrol, the incident happened Tuesday afternoon in the area of Highway 221 South past Highway 39.
According to Master Trooper Brandon Bolt, a tractor trailer stopped eastbound on Cedar Grove Church road when the tractor-trailer pulled out attempting to travel north when a 1992 Chevrolet pickup truck traveling south hit the tractor-trailer. The driver of the pickup truck died at the scene. The Laurens County Coroner’s Office has not released the name of the victim at this time. The accident remains under investigation with the South Carolina Highway Patrol.