One dead in Hilton Head car accident. What we know
One person died in a single vehicle accident early Monday morning on Hilton Head Island, the South Carolina Highway Patrol said.
The crash occurred around 12:28 a.m., on U.S. Route 278 near Helmsman Way, Highway Patrol Master Trooper Joseph Rowell said.
A 2007 Ford pickup truck was travelling west on the highway and ran off the road, where it struck a tree. The driver succumbed to their injuries at the scene.
No further details were immediately available from the SC Highway Patrol. The collision is still under investigation.