HORRY COUNTY, S.C. — One person has died after their pickup truck crashed into a tree and caught fire Monday morning about three miles south of Loris, according to authorities.

It happened at about 10 a.m. in the area of Adrian Highway and Hucks Road, according to Horry County Fire Rescue.

The person, who was the only one in the vehicle, was traveling north on Adrian Highway when they ran off the right side of the road and hit a tree, according to the South Carolina Highway Patrol. They died at the scene.

No additional information was immediately available.

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