By Associated Press - Thursday, August 20, 2020

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - Twin brothers were killed when their car ran off the road and smashed into a pole in South Carolina, according to authorities.

Ronald D. Smith and Donald J. Smith, both 29, died at the scene of the late-night crash on Monday, the Richland County Coroner’s Office said Tuesday.

The brothers were driving “at a high rate of speed” in the rain when they crashed at around 11:30 p.m. in North Columbia, police said in a statement.



Investigators did not say who was driving or whether the men were wearing seat belts.

Police were continuing to investigate.

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