One dead in Bamberg County crash

According to South Carolina Highway Patrol, the crash happened around 5 a.m. Saturday on US 78 near McKenna Lane, about 1.5 miles west of Denmark.

Troopers say the driver of a 2010 Hyundai Accent was heading west when the vehicle ran off the right side of the road, hit a mailbox, then veered back onto the road before running off the left side and striking a tree.

The driver, the only person in the car, died at the scene.

The Bamberg County Coroner’s Office will release the victim’s name. The crash remains under investigation.