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One dead after Bamberg County car crash
Posted: 01.20.2013 at 9:16 AM
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One person is dead after a single vehicle accident.  / MGN
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BAMBERG COUNTY, SC  (WACH) -- One person is dead after a single vehicle accident.

The South Carolina Highway Patrol says the accident happened around 6:50 p.m. Saturday on Voorhees Rd. Authorities say the driver was driving westbound in a 2001 Chevy when the driver turned off and lost control; flipping several times. That person has not been identified yet by the Bamberg Co. Coroner.

Authorities say a passenger, Debane Champion, 26, was also in the car but was not injured. The SCHP say both drivers were wearing a seatbelt.

The incident remains under investigation.

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