Daniel Prince
Two others injured in the single-vehicle accident
One person was killed and two others were injured in an accident Saturday morning on Highway 49 near Wildcat Road. According to Master Trooper James Miller, the accident occurred at 7:52 a.m. It was a single-vehicle accident involving a 2021 Toyota Rav4 SUV traveling east on Highway 49. The driver went off the right side of the roadway, where the vehicle struck an embankment and overturned. The driver and front seat passenger were injured and transported by EMS to Spartanburg Medical Center. The rear passenger was killed in the wreck and pronounced dead at the scene. The Union County Coroner’s Office identified the victim as 24-year-old Brandon Kyle Parris of Spartanburg. An autopsy is scheduled today at Newberry Pathology Group. The collision remains under investigation by the SC Highway Patrol.