Passenger killed in deadly Columbia car crash

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Columbia, SC (WOLO) — The South Carolina Highway Patrol says the passenger in a car that was involved in a Monday morning accident has died. According to authorities, the 2010 Nissan Pickup truck was headed North along Interstate 77 at mile marker 9 in Columbia,  just after 7:30 a.m.

Officials tell us the driver of the car drove off of the right side of the road and struck the end of a guardrail. Highway Patrol says the driver was taken to Prisma Health Richland with non-life threatening injuries. The passenger was pronounced dead on the scene.

The identity of the deceased passenger has not yet been released.