2 killed in Lancaster County wreck

LANCASTER, S.C. Two Fort Lawn people died Saturday morning in a fatal accident in Lancaster, but a child survived the wreck, authorities said.

The crash was reported shortly before 10:45 a.m. on Riverside Road, according to S.C. Highway Patrol Lance Cpl. Tony Keller.

A 20-year-old woman was driving a 2007 Buick heading north on Riverside Road when her vehicle ran off the right side of the road and overturned, Keller said. The driver was partially ejected from the vehicle.

She and a 22-year-old man sitting in the passenger seat were pronounced dead on the scene, Keller said. Emergency responders had to free him from the wreckage, authorities said.

A 2-year-old boy was in a child seat in the vehicle's backseat, he said. The child was taken to Spring Memorial for treatment.

Neither victim was wearing a seatbelt, authorities said.

The names of the victims have not been released.

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2 killed in Lancaster County wreck