Two dead after fiery wreck on I-77 in Chester County

Two people died in a single vehicle crash on I-77 south around noon Saturday after a motorhome caught fire, according to Lance Cpl. Gary Miller of the South Carolina Highway Patrol.

The driver of a 2003 Freightliner veered left off the interstate into the median, hit a guardrail, drove down an embankment and caught fire near mile marker 68 in Chester County, Miller said.

The driver was trapped in the motorhome and was pronounced dead at the scene, he said. The passenger also died, however, it was not clear if the victim died on the scene or at a hospital.

The Chester County Coroner’s office has not released information on the deceased.

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This story was originally published March 25, 2017 at 3:35 PM with the headline "Two dead after fiery wreck on I-77 in Chester County."