1 dead, 3 injured after car hit tree along Highway 9 in Little River area

HORRY COUNTY, S.C. (WMBF) – The South Carolina Highway Patrol is investigating a single-car crash that killed the driver and injured two children in the Little River area.

Horry County Fire Rescue crews were called around 3:45 p.m. Monday to the northbound lanes of E. Highway 9 near Highway 31.

According to South Carolina Highway Patrol, the driver hit a guard rail on the on-ramp from Highway 9 to Highway 31, flew off the road and crashed into a tree.

The driver died, and one adult, a 10-year-old and a 13-year-old were hospitalized, SCHP said.

No further information is currently available.

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