The Aiken County Coroner had identified the couple who died Thursday afternoon following a collision with a school bus in Aiken.
Christopher Register, 37, and wife Rachel Register, 29, were killed in the 12:18 p.m. crash on Wrights Mill Road and Rushton Road. They are both from Columbia, S.C., according to Coroner Darryl Ables.
The only student on the bus – from a local middle school – was checked at the hospital and released, and the bus driver was not injured.
“A 2018 Toyota Corolla, with two occupants, were traveling north on Rushton Road when it collided with a school bus that was traveling east on Wrights Mill Road,” Ables said. “Both occupants of the Toyota were pronounced deceased on scene and will be autopsied Friday morning in Newberry.”
The couple were reportedly staying at a local Airbnb rental home. Facebook pages for the couple show they got married in the last few years. Mr. Register lists his occupation as a graphic artist, and Mrs. Register says she studied at both Midlands Technical College and Columbia College. According to their social media, they sold hand-crafted wax candles, earrings and other items.
“My husband and I have both found something we really enjoy doing,” Mrs. Register wrote last year about the hand-crafted items.
