In our neighboring Fairfield County, the Fairfield County Coroner’s Office has identified those two people who died in a crash on S.C. Highway 34 near Memory Lane on Tuesday afternoon.

Officials report Linda McNair, 57, of Columbia and Jacqueline Robertson, 66, of Ridgeway were killed in that crash. Both drivers had been taken to Prisma Health Richland where they later died from their injuries.

The South Carolina Highway Patrol said the driver of a 2012 Toyota Corolla tried to pass a vehicle in a no-passing zone and hit a 2016 Dodge Journey in a head-on collision. The Dodge Journey spun out of control and hit the third vehicle which was a 2011 Buick SUV.

Although all drivers were wearing their seatbelts, Robertson and McNair were each entrapped in their vehicles, according to Lance Corporal David Jones.

The Fairfield County Coroner’s Office and the South Carolina Highway Patrol are investigating this accident.