Nearly 100-year-old car involved in fatal crash, South Carolina Highway Patrol says

One person was killed and another was injured Saturday in a crash that involved a nearly 100-year-old car, according to the South Carolina Highway Patrol .

The single-vehicle collision happened in Anderson County, said Lance Cpl. Brittany Glover.

A 1941 Chevrolet Deluxe was driving east on U.S. 76, and ran off the right side of the road near the intersection with Williams Street in the Laurens area of South Carolina’s Upstate region , according to Glover.

The 84-year-old Chevy then flipped over, Glover said.

While the driver wasn’t hurt, two passengers were injured and taken to an area hospital, where one of them later died, according to Glover.

The Anderson County Coroner’s Office has not publicly identified the passenger who died.

Further information on the surviving passenger’s condition was not available.

No other injuries were reported.

There was no word if any of the people in the Chevy were wearing seat belts.

Information about what caused the classic car to veer off the road was not available. Glover did not say if the crash continues to be investigated by the Highway Patrol.

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