India, April 27 -- At least three Indian women, who were from Gujarat, died in a road accident in the US state of South Carolina, media reports said on Saturday.

Rekhaben Patel, Sangitaben Patel, and Manishaben Patel, all residents of Gujarats Anand district, died as their SUV careened off the road, hurtling over a bridge in Greenville County, South Carolina, reported NDTV news channel.

The Greenville County Coroners Office told WSPA the crash occurred on Staunton Bridge Road over Interstate 85.

Investigators told the news channel an SUV was headed northbound on I-85 when it crossed all lanes of the interstate, ran up an embankment and went at least 20 feet into the air over the bridge and crashed into trees on the other side of the br...