BENNETTSVILLE, S.C. — A Richmond County man was killed Thursday morning in a three-vehicle collision.
The Marlboro County (S.C.) coroner on Friday identified the victim as 51-year-old Jeffery Covington of Rockingham.
Citing the South Carolina Highway Patrol, WMBF reported that Covington was driving a wood-chip truck south on S.C. Hwy 79 Thursday morning when he came up on a garbage truck stopped for a pickup.
Covington was unable to stop in time and veered into the northbound lane, colliding with a dump truck, according to S.C. troopers.
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Troopers responded to the crash around 10:35 a.m.
The coroner said Covington was killed on impact.
The driver of the dump truck reportedly had minor injuries.
