ANDERSON COUNTY, S.C. — A South Carolina man died Saturday, two days after he was thrown off his motorcycle when he collided with a deer and was then struck by a passing vehicle, authorities said.
According to the Anderson County Coroner’s Office, Troy James McConnell, 35, of Simpsonville, died at about 4:05 p.m. EST from multiple traumatic injuries from blunt force trauma, WSPA-TV reported.
The coroner’s office said that McConnell was riding a motorcycle northbound on Highway 247 near Belton when he collided with a deer, according to WYFF-TV.
Authorities said that McConnell fell onto the highway and was then hit by a vehicle, the television station reported.
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McConnell was treated by first responders at the scene and was transported to Prisma Health Trauma Center in Greenville, WPSA reported.
An investigation is ongoing, authorities said.
