Car crash outside the North Myrtle Beach, SC area kills 1 person, injures 3 more
An early Saturday morning car crash between Loris and North Myrtle Beach killed one person and sent three to the hospital.
A passenger in the vehicle, Tysheria Bessent, 24, died as a result of the crash. She lived in Myrtle Beach.
The driver of a Honda Accord was driving north on Cedar Branch Road near Turkey Hollow Road when the driver veered off the road to the right, hit a ditch, then a tree before overturning, said Lance Cpl. Brittany Glover with the South Carolina Highway Patrol.
The accident happened at about 12:32 a.m. Saturday and there were four people in the car.
EMS brought one person to the hospital via medical helicopter while two others went in ambulances, said a social media post from Horry County Fire Rescue. One person died, Glover said.
The South Carolina Highway Patrol is investigating with help from the Horry County Police Department. Horry County Fire Rescue responded to the crash.
This story was originally published April 27, 2025 at 12:25 PM.
