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CHEROKEE COUNTY, S.C. (BFMG) – The Cherokee County Coroner’s Office is asking for the public’s help in identifying a man who was struck and killed by vehicles on Interstate 85 early Thursday morning.
According to officials, multiple 911 calls were made around 3:25 a.m. reporting a naked man standing in the southbound lanes of I-85 near the Pleasant School Road bridge in Gaffney near exit 95. About five minutes later, the man was struck by at least two tractor-trailers, the coroner confirmed.
The man has not yet been identified. Investigators told 7NEWS that the victim appears to be between 30 and 40 years old.
An autopsy has been scheduled to aid in the forensic investigation and to assist in identifying the man.
Anyone with information about the incident or who may know someone missing that fits the description is urged to contact the Cherokee County Coroner’s Office at (864) 487-6225 or call 911.
