Three people have died and another victim is hospitalized after a crash along Interstate 85 on Friday.
Chief Deputy Coroner Mike Ellis said an SUV was traveling north on I-85 when it ran off the right shoulder, up an embankment, through the cement bridge abutment of the Staunton Bridge Road overpass, jumped over all four lanes of traffic, went through trees on the other side of the bridge and down an embankment.
“When the vehicle jumped all four lanes of traffic, it actually struck trees probably at least 20 feet above the ground,” Ellis said.
Three people were killed with the coroner said an SUV ran off I-85, hit a bridge abutment, and launched over four lanes of traffic
Three female victims died on scene. A fourth person was hospitalized and the victim’s condition is unknown. Ellis said the victims are from Georgia.
The Greenville County Coroner’s Office, South Carolina Highway Patrol, Gantt Fire and Rescue and multiple Greenville County EMS units responded to the scene.
The wreckage of the SUV is in multiple pieces after hitting the bridge. The reason the vehicle left the roadway is under investigation.
“It’s obvious that they were traveling above the posted speed limit and for some reason left the roadway,” Ellis said. “Unsure exactly why at this time.”