Two brothers die when Corvette hits tree in South Carolina

Authorities say that two brothers have died in a single-car wreck in Laurens County. The accident reportedly happened Saturday night around 10 p.m.

Coroner Nick Nichols said the two men killed were 43-year-old Timothy Owens Chapman of Fountain Inn and 38-year-old Brent Lee Chapman of Cheraw.

The Highway Patrol said a Chevrolet Corvette went off the road and hit a tree. Both men were pronounced dead at the scene.

Nichols says both died of blunt-force trauma, and Brent Chapman was ejected from the car.

The accident is being investigated by the Highway Patrol.

This story was originally published April 24, 2016 at 4:28 PM with the headline "Two brothers die when Corvette hits tree in South Carolina."