A pedestrian died Friday afternoon after being hit by a pickup truck in Shipyard Plantation, according to the S.C. Highway Patrol.
The accident occurred around noon on Town House Tennis III Road.
The pedestrian was trying to cross the road when the 2009 Chevrolet truck struck, Highway Patrol spokesperson Lance Cpl. Matt Southern said. The driver was not injured.
The identity of the victim, who was pronounced dead at the scene, has not been released.
Lana Ferguson typically covers stories in northern Beaufort County, Jasper County and Hampton County. She joined The Island Packet & Beaufort Gazette in 2018 as a crime/breaking news reporter. Before coming to the Lowcountry, she worked for publications in her home state of Virginia and graduated from the University of Mississippi, where she was editor-in-chief of the daily student newspaper. Lana was also a fellow at the University of South Carolina’s Media Law School in 2019.Support my work with a digital subscription