SCHP: Driver killed after car crashes into tree, catches fire in Conway area
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HORRY COUNTY, S.C. (WMBF) – One person died after a fiery crash Monday morning in the Conway area.
Horry County Fire Rescue crews responded just before 10 a.m. Monday to the wreck involving one car in the area of Adrian Highway and Hucks Road, which is near the Highway 701 and Highway 22 interchange.
LCpl. Lena Butler with the South Carolina Highway Patrol said the driver of a Ford F-150 went off the right side of Adrian Highway and hit a tree.
HCFR said the car caught fire and its crews had to rescue the driver who was trapped inside the car.
Butler said the driver was the only person in the truck and died at the scene.
The Horry County Coroner’s Office has not released the driver’s name yet.
The South Carolina Highway Patrol is investigating.
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