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One person was killed Sunday in an early morning crash on a Midlands road, according to the South Carolina Highway Patrol.
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The single-vehicle collision happened at about 2:55 a.m. in Orangeburg County, said Lance Cpl. Brittany Glover.
A 2010 Chevrolet Tahoe was driving north on U.S. 601, according to Glover. Near the intersection with Family Circle Drive the Chevy ran off the right side of the road and flipped, Glover said.
The driver, who was the only person in the Chevy, was taken to an area hospital and died there, according to Glover.
The Orangeburg County Coroner’s Office has not publicly identified the driver.
No other injuries were reported.
There was no word if the driver was wearing a seatbelt.
Information about what caused the Chevy SUV to veer off the road was not available, but the wreck continues to be investigated by the Highway Patrol.
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Through May 31, at least 340 people had died on South Carolina roads in 2026, according to the state Department of Public Safety. A minimum of 914 people were killed in collisions in South Carolina in 2025, DPS data shows.
At least 14 people have died in Orangeburg County crashes this year, and 31 people died in wrecks there in 2025, according to DPS data.
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