Pickens, SC : 1 dead after car crashes into telephone pole on Pendleton Steet on Tuesday evening, January 3, 2017

The Pickens County Coroner said one person is dead following a collision in Pickens Tuesday evening.

According to the coroner, a vehicle crashed into a telephone pole on Pendleton Steet, injured several people and left one woman dead around 6 p.m.

The woman, who was a passenger not wearing a seat belt, was taken to the hospital where she was later pronounced dead, the coroner said. Her husband was driving the car with their adult child in the backseat. Both were taken to Greenville Memorial Hospital. Their conditions are unknown at this time.

The coroner said the identify of the victim will be released on Wednesday. No other details were provided at this time.

The Pickens Police Department is investigating the collision.

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Coroner: 1 dead after car crashes into telephone pole in Pickens