1 dead after semi-truck, motorcycle collision in Aiken

AIKEN, S.C. (WRDW/WAGT) - A collision between a semi-truck and motorcycle killed one Aiken man on Thursday.

According to South Carolina Highway Patrol, the crash happened around 11:05 a.m. on Columbia Highway North near Rodgers Road.

According to the Aiken County Coroner’s Office, a 1998 Honda motorcycle was traveling north on Columbia Highway when it ran into the side of a southbound semi-truck trailer as it turned left on a private driveway.

The motorcyclist, Chance D. St. Clair, 37, was pronounced dead on the scene and will be autopsied in Newberry.

The coroner’s office and South Carolina Highway Patrol are continuing with the investigation.

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