Fatal collision claims 3 lives
PICKENS — Three members of a Greenville family were killed in an accident near Table Rock State Park just before 2 p.m. Sunday.
Pickens County Coroner Kandy Kelley identified the deceased as Megan Mullinax, 25, Kandice Broome, 14, and Furman Broome, 9, all of Moody Street in Greenville.
The collision occurred when a Honda Pilot SUV traveling north on S.C. Highway 11 near West Gate Road crossed the center line, striking a 1999 Honda Civic head-on, said Lance Cpl. David Jones of the South Carolina Highway Patrol.
Kelley said Mullinax was driving the Honda Civic.
All three family members were wearing seatbelts and died of blunt-force trauma, she said.
Jones said all three had to be extricated from the vehicle.
They were pronounced dead at the scene, Kelley said.
The 16-year-old driver of the Honda Pilot was seriously injured in the collision and was transported by EMS to Greenville Memorial Hospital, Jones said. The driver was wearing a seatbelt.
Two passengers in the Honda Pilot were transported to Greenville Memorial Hospital with serious injuries. Jones said the two passengers were both 13-years-old, and were both wearing seatbelts.
The South Carolina Highway Patrol is still investigating the collision.