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Police: 1 killed in crash on Hwy 160 in Fort Mill

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FORT MILL, S.C. — One person has died following a car crash Tuesday in Fort Mill, the police department announced.

A release from the Fort Mill Police Department said at 12:25 p.m. on January 3, officers with the Fort Mill Police Department were dispatched to a traffic collision on Highway 160 East/Tom Hall Street near Ashbrook Drive.

Officers reported a head-on collision between a Ford Fusion and a Honda Odyssey.

FMPD determined the driver in the Ford Fusion had crossed the center line while driving west and hit the Honda Odyssey as it was traveling east.

The driver and four passengers in the Odyssey were transported to a local hospital with minor injuries. The driver of the Fusion was also transported to a local hospital but was pronounced deceased on arrival the release said.

The victim wasn’t immediately identified by police.

Hwy 160 was shut down for about two hours from Bozeman Drive to Kimbrell Road while crews gave first-aid to victims and worked to clear the crash.

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