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Driver dies after hitting tree

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CALHOUN COUNTY, SC (WIS) -

An Orangeburg man is dead after the car he was driving ran off the road and hit a tree.

According to the highway patrol, the accident happened on Wednesday around 3 p.m. on Church Camp Road.

Troopers say a 2005 Toyota left the right side of the roadway and crashed into a tree.

The driver, who was wearing a seatbelt, was transported to the hospital where he later died.

Authorities have not released the victim's identity.

The highway patrol is investigating.

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