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Car crash results in one death and two injured near busy Murrells Inlet, SC, intersection

A car crash near Murrells Inlet on Sunday, July 21, 2024, leaves one dead and two injured.
A car crash near Murrells Inlet on Sunday, July 21, 2024, leaves one dead and two injured. Getty Images/iStockphoto

One person is dead and another two people were injured after a car crash near Huntington Beach State Park and the MarshWalk, according to South Carolina Highway Patrol Lance Cpl. Lena Butler.

A Honda Accord and a Subaru Outback collided on U.S. 17 near U.S. 17 Business around 6:10 p.m. on Sunday, Butler said. The Honda was headed west while the Subaru was going north.

The driver of the Honda died while the passenger of the Honda and the driver of the Subaru were sent to the hospital.

Information on the deceased has not been released by the Georgetown County Coroner’s Office.

The South Carolina Highway Patrol is investigating the accident.

Emalyn Muzzy
The Sun News
Emalyn Muzzy is the retail and leisure reporter for The Sun News. She started as a breaking news reporter in Myrtle Beach before switching to the business beat. She graduated from the University of Minnesota is 2022 with a degree in journalism and Spanish.
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