Rock Hill woman identified as person killed in York County head-on crash with truck
A Rock Hill woman was killed Monday in a head-on crash with a dump truck that closed a major highway for hours.
Tanya Bryson, 41, died at the scene of the crash on S.C. 5 Monday afternoon near the Catawba River, said Sabrina Gast, York County Coroner.
The crash happened around 2:30 p.m. Monday on the York County side of the river near Cureton Ferry Road and the entrance to the paper mill that sits along the river edge, according to Master Trooper Gary Miller of the S.C. Highway Patrol. Bryson, driving a car, collided head-on with the truck, Miller said.
The driver of the dump truck was not hurt, Miller said.
S.C. 5 is the main route between Rock Hill and Lancaster County. S.C. 5 was blocked in both directions for hours, according to the S.C. Highway Patrol and York County Emergency Management Director Chuck Haynes.
York County Sheriff’s Office deputies detoured drivers onto Reservation Road as highway patrol, medical teams, fire crews, and other emergency crews worked the scene, said Trent Faris, spokesman for the sheriff’s office.
The road re-opened after crews cleared the scene.
The wreck remains under investigation by the S.C. Department of Public Safety and the coroner’s office.
This story was originally published March 8, 2021 at 3:40 PM.
