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SUMTER COUNTY, SC (WIS) -

A head-on crash killed a driver and sent another driver to the hospital early Saturday morning in Sumter County. 

Troopers say the crash occurred just after midnight on US 521 about 5 1/2 miles north of Sumter.  Investigators say a driver was headed north on US 521 when the vehicle crossed the center line and hit another vehicle head-on.

The driver of the northbound vehicle died.  The driver of the southbound vehicle was airlifted to Palmetto Health Richland.

The Sumter County Coroner has not yet released the name of the victim who died.

Troopers continue to investigate the crash.

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