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Date of Incident: January 19, 2025

South Carolina Reporting Authority: Jasper County Coroner’s Office

Type of Accident: Single-Vehicle Collision

Location of Accident: Cypress Branch Road (U.S. 601) around Gillison Branch Road (S.C. 652)

Injuries: One Fatality and Four Injured

Description of Accident: A fatal single-vehicle crash occurred around midnight on Sunday on Cypress Branch Road near Gillison Branch Road. A 2016 BMW sedan carrying five occupants veered off the right side of the road, struck a ditch, overturned, and collided with a tree. Emergency responders arrived at the scene and transported all five individuals to a local hospital. Tragically, one of the passengers, a 39-year-old man succumbed to his injuries. The conditions of the remaining four occupants have not been disclosed.

Local Media Coverage: Passenger killed in Jasper County after car overturned and struck tree

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