GREENVILLE COUNTY, S.C. (WSPA) – One person has died in a fatal motorcycle collision Wednesday night on Interstate 85.
The Greenville County Coroner’s Office responded to I-85 northbound lanes near mile marker 52. Due to the crash, two lanes were shut down and traffic was backed up for miles.
Upon arrival, investigators pronounced the motorcyclist, 50-year-old Travis Emil Jones, of Wellford, dead at the scene.
South Carolina Highway Patrol said the motorcycle hit the back of a dump truck before being hit by five other vehicles around 11:40 p.m.
Officials mentioned that some vehicles involved in the crash did not stop.
The lanes have reopened since the crash.
7NEWS will continue to update this story as more information becomes available.
