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One killed, 4 injured in overnight crash

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BAMBERG, SC (WIS) - The South Carolina Highway Patrol is investigating a crash early Sunday morning that killed one person and injured four others.

The Highway Patrol reports a vehicle carrying five people lost control on Faust Street in Bamberg just before 3 a.m., hit a ditch and overturned.

One person was thrown from the vehicle and died.  The victim's name has not been released yet.

Investigators say Eleanora Martin of Bamberg, Samuel Rickebourd of North and Robbie Fisk of Cope were taken by ambulance to the hospital in Bamberg with non life-threatening injuries.

Ellis Padgett of Bamberg was flown to Palmetto Health Richland where troopers say he is in serious condition.

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