Two killed in crash of motorcycle and pickup truck

Two people on a motorcycle were killed last night in a Pickens County accident.  According to the highway patrol, the two killed were the motorcycle operator and a passenger.  Their names this morning had yet to be announced by the county coroner’s office.  The accident occurred shortly before 10 last night on SC 135 at Flat Rock Road and involved a 2014 Harley Davidson motorcycle and a 1997 Ford Ranger, driven by Brayden Leese.  Trooper David Jones said Leese was not injured.  In the accident, the two persons on the Harley Davidson were ejected.  One died at the scene; the other was pronounced dead at a hospital.