Driver dies after SUV struck by train near Goose Creek

BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C. (WCBD) – A driver has died after their SUV was struck by a train near Goose Creek on Monday night.

Master Trooper Mitchell Ridgeway with the South Carolina Highway Patrol (SCHP) said the crash happened on Medway Road near US 52 around 10:00 p.m.

The driver of a 2008 Ford SUV was traveling west on Medway Road when they attempted to cross over railroad tracks and was struck by a northbound Amtrak train.

Trooper Ridgeway said the driver was taken to Trident Medical Center where they later died.

The Berkeley County Coroner’s Office will identify the victim when appropriate.

No one on the train was injured.