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Highway Patrol: Man thrown from van, killed in accident

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COLUMBIA, SC (WIS) - A Columbia man is dead after his van hit a pole and overturned Friday morning.

The South Carolina Highway Patrol says a 56-year-old man was driving a 1974 Chevy van on Monticello road when he ran off the right side of the road.

Troopers said the van hit a pole and overturned.

The man was not wearing a seatbelt and was ejected from the van according to the Highway Patrol. They say he died on the scene.

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