1 dead, 1 critically injured after car overturns multiple times in Horry County crash, officials say

HORRY COUNTY, S.C. (WMBF) - A Nichols man has died and another person is critically injured after a Friday night single-car crash that ejected him along the Pee Dee Highway.

Horry County Fire Rescue responded just after 10 p.m. to a crash along the Pee Dee Highway 917 and Lake Swamp Road in Nichols. The 2003 Chevrolet Pickup truck was traveling south when it went off the road to the left and overturned several times.

Chief Deputy Coroner Tamara Willard stated that 47-year-old Abron Stroud died from blunt force trauma from the crash.

South Carolina Highway Patrol Corporal David Jones stated that the passenger was taken to an area hospital and is being treated with life-threatening injuries.

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