Fiery crash kills driver, sends passenger to SC hospital, Highway Patrol says
One person was killed and and another was hospitalized following an Orangeburg County car crash, South Carolina Highway Patrol said.
The single-vehicle collision happened at about 9:30 a.m. Sunday on Ninety Six Road, near the intersection with Hebron Road, according to Lance Cpl. Tyler Tidwell. That’s just outside of Neeses.
A car that Tidwell said is believed to be a Chevrolet sedan was heading east on Ninety Six when it ran off the left side, hit an embankment and flipped over, Tidwell said. The Chevy then caught on fire, according to Tidwell.
The driver died, while a passenger was hurt and taken to an area hospital, according to Tidwell. Further information on the passenger’s condition was not made available.
No other injuries were reported.
The Orangeburg County Coroner’s Office is expected to publicly identify the driver and release a cause of death after notifying the next of kin.
There was no word if the driver and passenger were wearing seat belts.
Information on what caused the Chevy to veer off the road was not available, but the wreck is being investigated by the Highway Patrol.
Through Friday afternoon, 241 people had died on South Carolina roads in 2021, according to the state Department of Public Safety.
At least 10 people have been killed in Orangeburg County crashes in 2021, DPS reported.
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This story was originally published April 12, 2021 at 9:08 AM.
