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Man dies after being rear-ended on I-20

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BATESBURG-LEESVILLE, SC (WIS) -

A Lexington man is dead after being hit from behind on Interstate 20 in western Lexington County Thursday afternoon.

According to the South Carolina Highway Patrol, the 56-year-old victim was driving a 2005 Saturn sedan eastbound near mile marker 38 just before 4 p.m. when the collision happened.

Lexington County Coroner Harry Harman said Michael G. Fetner slowed his vehicle for unknown reasons and was struck from behind by a 1999 GMC pickup truck.

Fetner was taken to Lexington Medical Center in critical condition. He died Thursday night, according to troopers.

The driver of the pickup was also taken to Lexington Medical Center with minor injuries.

Both men were wearing seatbelts.

No charges have been filed.

The accident remains under investigation by the Lexington County Coroner's Office and the South Carolina Highway Patrol.

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