Driver dies in I-26 wreck near mile marker 129 in Lexington Co.

(Courtesy: SCDOT) Fatal wreck on I-26 East near mile marker 129 Tuesday evening.

LEXINGTON CO., S.C. (WOLO) – Highway Patrol says a driver is dead after a collision on I-26 East Tuesday evening.

It happened at approximately 7:05 p.m. near mile marker 129.

According to Master Trooper Gary Miller, the driver of a tractor-trailer slowed down for traffic in the construction zone when the driver of a GMC truck rear-ended the tractor-trailer.

The GMC truck driver died from their injuries while the tractor-trailer driver wasn’t hurt.

The Lexington County Coroner’s Office is working on identifying the victim.

This incident remains under investigation.

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