Tragic, Fatal Accident on Old Elloree Road in Orangeburg, South Carolina (SC)

ORANGEBURG, SC - A news story posted on abcnews4.com reported that one person was tragically killed in a motor vehicle accident on Friday morning.*

According to the South Carolina Highway Patrol, the accident occurred at around 3:10 a.m. on Old Elloree Road at Herman Drive and three miles east of Orangeburg, South Carolina.

South Carolina Highway Patrol troopers state that the driver of a Mitsubishi Eclipse was heading northbound along Old Elloree Road, lost control, and collided with a covert.  The car collided with a utility pole, and the car was airborne before landing on its roof.

South Carolina Highway Patrol stated that the driver was not wearing a seatbelt and was partially ejected from the accident's motor vehicle.  The investigation is ongoing. 

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Source:

https://abcnews4.com/news/local/driver-dead-after-hitting-utility-pole-and-going-airborne-in-crash-near-orangeburg