One person dies after being thrown from four-wheeler in Kershaw County crash

A two-vehicle collision on Sunday in Kershaw County left one person dead.

Lynnette Bowers, 36, sustained fatal injuries in the incident that occurred around 6:30 p.m. on Providence Road, near US-1, according to Kershaw County Coroner David West.

Bowers was driving a four-wheeler north on the shoulder of Providence Road when she lost control of the vehicle and was ejected into the road and was struck by a Chevrolet pickup truck, also headed north, according to Lance Cpl. Matt Southern of the South Carolina Highway Patrol.

Bowers wasn’t wearing a helmet and was lying in the road when she was hit by the truck, whose driver was wearing a seat belt and sustained no injuries, said Southern.

The incident remains under investigation by the S.C. Highway Patrol and the Kershaw County Coroner’s office.

This story was originally published January 16, 2017 at 12:24 AM with the headline "One person dies after being thrown from four-wheeler in Kershaw County crash."