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DPS: Van driver killed after striking stopped tractor trailer

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COLUMBIA, SC (WIS) -

One person was killed following a late evening accident on Interstate 95 near mile marker 115, according to the South Carolina Department of Public Safety.

DPS says the accident was between a tractor trailer and a Ford van around 9:46 p.m.

Investigators say the tractor trailer was stopped on I-95 because of a previous accident when the driver of the van swerved to miss is, but was unable to.

The van driver died at the scene, and a female passenger was airlifted to Palmetto Health Richland. Her condition is not currently known.

I-95 South was blocked for several hours while traffic was diverted around the accident.

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